Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform
The formulation of Cameroon's 1994 Forestry Law was influenced by the World Bank, the Government of Cameroon and French politicians, as well as by logging companies and individual Cameroonian politicians. Development objectives, direct material interests and political concerns motivated their action...
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| description | The formulation of Cameroon's 1994 Forestry Law was influenced by the World Bank, the Government of Cameroon and French politicians, as well as by logging companies and individual Cameroonian politicians. Development objectives, direct material interests and political concerns motivated their actions. However, as the result of a flawed formulation process, conflicting interests and weak government administrative capacity, the law has not been fully implemented and may not be. An analysis of the 1994 Forestry Law suggests that the success of future policies will depend on the willingness of actors to defend their interests, the balance of power at the time, and the ability of the Executive Branch to mediate among the different interests in each case. |
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| spelling | CGSpace182992025-01-24T14:13:02Z Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform Ekoko, F. nature conservation forest law change politics economics development The formulation of Cameroon's 1994 Forestry Law was influenced by the World Bank, the Government of Cameroon and French politicians, as well as by logging companies and individual Cameroonian politicians. Development objectives, direct material interests and political concerns motivated their actions. However, as the result of a flawed formulation process, conflicting interests and weak government administrative capacity, the law has not been fully implemented and may not be. An analysis of the 1994 Forestry Law suggests that the success of future policies will depend on the willingness of actors to defend their interests, the balance of power at the time, and the ability of the Executive Branch to mediate among the different interests in each case. 2000 2012-06-04T09:06:18Z 2012-06-04T09:06:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18299 en Ekoko, F. 2000. Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform . Development and Change 31 (1) :131-154. ISSN: 0012-155X. |
| spellingShingle | nature conservation forest law change politics economics development Ekoko, F. Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform |
| title | Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform |
| title_full | Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform |
| title_fullStr | Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform |
| title_full_unstemmed | Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform |
| title_short | Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform |
| title_sort | balancing politics economics and conservation the case of the cameroon forestry law reform |
| topic | nature conservation forest law change politics economics development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18299 |
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