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‚Participation’ in Development Thinking — Coming to Grips with a Truism and its Critiques

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Berghöfer, U., Berghöfer, A. (2006). ‚Participation’ in Development Thinking — Coming to Grips with a Truism and its Critiques. In: Stollkleemann, S., Welp, M. (eds) Stakeholder Dialogues in Natural Resources Management. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36917-2_4

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