Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job?
Both decentralization and natural resource management literature suggest that natural resources could benefit from the redistribution of centralized management authority. Yet, neither has sufficiently examined the processes already underway in numerous developing countries to decentralize resource m...
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| author | Larson, A.M. |
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| description | Both decentralization and natural resource management literature suggest that natural resources could benefit from the redistribution of centralized management authority. Yet, neither has sufficiently examined the processes already underway in numerous developing countries to decentralize resource management from central to municipal government authorities. This study reviews the role of 21 local governments in forest management in Nicaragua. It finds that most interventions are economically motivated, and that three key factors are needed for local governments to be good resource managers: capacity, incentive and long-term commitment. These three factors are part of a process in which civil society can play a critical role. |
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| spelling | CGSpace186442025-01-24T14:11:56Z Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? Larson, A.M. decentralization local government resource management natural resources forest resources Both decentralization and natural resource management literature suggest that natural resources could benefit from the redistribution of centralized management authority. Yet, neither has sufficiently examined the processes already underway in numerous developing countries to decentralize resource management from central to municipal government authorities. This study reviews the role of 21 local governments in forest management in Nicaragua. It finds that most interventions are economically motivated, and that three key factors are needed for local governments to be good resource managers: capacity, incentive and long-term commitment. These three factors are part of a process in which civil society can play a critical role. 2002 2012-06-04T09:08:39Z 2012-06-04T09:08:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18644 en Larson, A.M. 2002. Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? . World Development 30 (1) :17-31. ISSN: 0305-750X. |
| spellingShingle | decentralization local government resource management natural resources forest resources Larson, A.M. Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? |
| title | Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? |
| title_full | Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? |
| title_fullStr | Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? |
| title_short | Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job? |
| title_sort | natural resources and decentralization in nicaragua are local government up to the job |
| topic | decentralization local government resource management natural resources forest resources |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18644 |
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