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3 - Political Economy of Coastal Development

The Case of the Caribbean

from Part II - Vulnerable Islands and Coasts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2019

By
Lisa Benjamin  and
Adelle Thomas
Edited by
Paul G. Harris
Paul G. Harris
Affiliation:
Education University of Hong Kong
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Climate Change and Ocean Governance
Politics and Policy for Threatened Seas
 , pp. 45 - 59
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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