Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy
Degradation of natural resources has become a global problem that threatens the livelihood of millions of poor people. Many promising technologies for natural resource management are available to address these problems, but farmers and others often fail to adopt them. Why is this? Although many fact...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1999
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| author | Knox, Anna Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. |
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| description | Degradation of natural resources has become a global problem that threatens the livelihood of millions of poor people. Many promising technologies for natural resource management are available to address these problems, but farmers and others often fail to adopt them. Why is this? Although many factors can be identified, lack of secure property rights and collective action deserve greater attention from policy makers and technology developers. The authors discuss how property rights and collective action affect technology adoption; the factors influencing technology choices; implications for efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability; and, policy implications and areas for research. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1615422025-01-10T06:44:06Z Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy Knox, Anna Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. technology adoption property rights collective action environmental sustainability natural resources management environmental degradation technology transfer Degradation of natural resources has become a global problem that threatens the livelihood of millions of poor people. Many promising technologies for natural resource management are available to address these problems, but farmers and others often fail to adopt them. Why is this? Although many factors can be identified, lack of secure property rights and collective action deserve greater attention from policy makers and technology developers. The authors discuss how property rights and collective action affect technology adoption; the factors influencing technology choices; implications for efficiency, equity and environmental sustainability; and, policy implications and areas for research. 1999 2024-11-21T09:56:23Z 2024-11-21T09:56:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161542 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Knox, Anna; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. 1999. Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management;exchange of knowledge and implications for policy. CAPRi Policy Brief. 1. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161542 |
| spellingShingle | technology adoption property rights collective action environmental sustainability natural resources management environmental degradation technology transfer Knox, Anna Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| title | Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| title_full | Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| title_fullStr | Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| title_short | Property rights, collective action, and technologies for natural resource management: exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| title_sort | property rights collective action and technologies for natural resource management exchange of knowledge and implications for policy |
| topic | technology adoption property rights collective action environmental sustainability natural resources management environmental degradation technology transfer |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161542 |
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