Whose devolution is it anyway? divergent constructs, interests and capacities between the poorest forest users and states

dc.creatorEdmunds, D.
dc.creatorWollenberg, Eva Karoline
dc.date2003
dc.date2012-06-04T09:08:46Z
dc.date2012-06-04T09:08:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:04:03Z
dc.descriptionThis chapter synthesizes results from case studies of the effects of devolution policies on the management of forests in three Asian countries, China, India and the Philippines. It also seeks to explain the disappointing impacts of forest devolution policies in terms of the divergent interests and perceptions of forest departments and local people. Some case studies show the convergence of between state and local interest. Some give examples where local interests have prevailed in spite of state strategies to maintain control. The principle for forest policy should be to create sustainable livelihoods for local resource users, especially the poorest among them, rather than reducing the cost of government forest administration.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/18748
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/72837
dc.languageen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.sourceEdmunds, D., Wollenberg, E. 2003. Whose devolution is it anyway? divergent constructs, interests and capacities between the poorest forest users and states . In: Edmunds, D., Wollenberg, E. (eds.). Local forest management: the impacts of devolution policies. :150-165. London, Earthscan Publications.
dc.subjectforestry policies
dc.subjectstate intervention
dc.subjectcommunity forestry
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.titleWhose devolution is it anyway? divergent constructs, interests and capacities between the poorest forest users and states
dc.typeBook Chapter

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