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Comparative Conservation Studies: A “Bottom-Up” Collaborative Governance

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  1. School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah & Kobus Muller

  2. Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, Ghana

    Kwame Ameyaw Domfeh

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    Ali Farazmand

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Yeboah-Assiamah, E., Muller, K., Domfeh, K.A. (2018). Comparative Conservation Studies: A “Bottom-Up” Collaborative Governance. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3394-1

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