Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America
Local governments are increasingly important actors in forest management. Looking at roughly 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this paper identifies common patterns and extracts lessons that will allow us to better understand decentralization successes and failures. It begins by brief...
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| author | Larson, A.M. |
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| description | Local governments are increasingly important actors in forest management. Looking at roughly 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this paper identifies common patterns and extracts lessons that will allow us to better understand decentralization successes and failures. It begins by brief discussion on conceptual issues that shape our understanding of decentralization in theory and practice. The next section presents the lessons learned regarding legal and institutional frameworks; financial management; the role of central governments; the role of third-party actors such as donors and non-governmental organizations (NGO); local peoples; local governments; the timber industry; other factors affecting forestry decentralizations; and outcomes. The final section makes some suggestions for the future. |
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| spelling | CGSpace192892025-01-24T14:12:33Z Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America Larson, A.M. decentralization forestry policies regulations institutions non-governmental organizations central government local communities local government Local governments are increasingly important actors in forest management. Looking at roughly 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this paper identifies common patterns and extracts lessons that will allow us to better understand decentralization successes and failures. It begins by brief discussion on conceptual issues that shape our understanding of decentralization in theory and practice. The next section presents the lessons learned regarding legal and institutional frameworks; financial management; the role of central governments; the role of third-party actors such as donors and non-governmental organizations (NGO); local peoples; local governments; the timber industry; other factors affecting forestry decentralizations; and outcomes. The final section makes some suggestions for the future. 2005 2012-06-04T09:09:18Z 2012-06-04T09:09:18Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19289 en Earthscan Larson, A.M. 2005. Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America . In: Carol J. Pierce Colfer and Doris Capistrano (eds.). The politics of decentralization: forests, power and people. :32-62. London, UK, Earthscan. |
| spellingShingle | decentralization forestry policies regulations institutions non-governmental organizations central government local communities local government Larson, A.M. Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| title | Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| title_full | Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| title_fullStr | Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| title_short | Democratic decentralization in the forestry sector: lessons learned from Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| title_sort | democratic decentralization in the forestry sector lessons learned from africa asia and latin america |
| topic | decentralization forestry policies regulations institutions non-governmental organizations central government local communities local government |
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