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The power to resist: irrigation management transfer in Indonesia by Suhardiman, Diana

“…The article concludes that for management transfer to be meaningful it is pertinent that the issue of bureaucratic reform is incorporated into current policy discussions.…”
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Reasons and consequences of foreign farmland acquisitions in Latvia : a case study of Aluksne municipality by Apine, Elina

“…There is a particular focus on how local farmers experience foreign investments and bureaucratic interventions. The study was conducted in the Alūksne municipality, close to the Russian and Estonian border. …”

Prophets, Profits, Prove It: Social Forestry under Pressure by Noordwijk, M. van

“…Reconciling local concerns for livelihood opportunities with the need for accountability requires intermediaries who successfully negotiate in the bureaucratic jungle of forestry as an institution.…”
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One step forward, two steps back?: paradoxes of natural resources management decentralisation in Cameroon by Oyono, P.R.

“…It finally shows how bureaucrats and state authorities are haunted by the Frankenstein's monster syndrome, concerning state–local relationships in decentralised forest management.…”
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What determines public expenditure allocations? A review of theories, and implications for agricultural public investments by Mogues, Tewodaj

“…This paper addresses the determinants of public expenditure policies, by reviewing theories and empirical investigations of what features explain the budget process and how the various attributes of actors—including politicians, bureaucrats, interest groups, and donors—and of institutions and political and economic governance environments affect the prioritization of public investments. …”
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When policymakers add administrative burdens while expanding access by Kyle, Jordan

“…In these cases, burdens flow from bureaucratic processes that are not themselves intended to harm the public—indeed, they are often designed to improve public administration—but end up resulting in onerous processes for individuals. …”
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Ett perspektiv på perspektiv på integration : asymmetrisk förståelse bland aktörer i integrationsarbetet i Ljusdal by Larson, Erik

Stakeholder Consultation on Using experiential learning methods & tools to strengthen community water management by Falk, Thomas, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Priyadarshini, Pratiti, Singh, Subrata, Mittal, Rajesh

“…PowerPoint presentation given during Stakeholder Consultation with Agriculture Department Bureaucrats from Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, India, 4pm IST, August 4, 2022 (virtual).…”
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Assessing micro-finance services in agricultural sector development: a case study of semi-formal financial institutions in Tanzania by Rweyemamu, D.C., Kimaro, M.P., Urassa, O.M.

“…Deficient or inappropriate collateral, credit rationing, lender preferences for high-income customers borrowing large amounts, and bureaucratic procedures in the formal financial sector are often identified as key factors contributing to low access to credit among most rural dwellers.…”
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Processen kring skapandet av Uppsala kommuns översiktsplan 2010-2014 och hur medborgarnas åsikter tas till vara i planen by Nasiripour, Negin

“…I have chosen the district named Gunsta in the municipality of Uppsala as an example of how bureaucratic and democratic fields work. This qualitative study was based on document reading and analysis, but also on semi-structured interviews. …”
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Aid to agriculture: reversing the decline by von Braun, Joachim, Hopkins, Raymond F., Puetz, Detlev, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…Hopkins, Detlev Puetz, and Rajul Pandya-Lorch, addresses the economic, political, and bureaucratic causes of this downward trend and the reasons why reversing this trend is of critical importance for many of the world's poorest countries.…”
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Aid to agriculture: reversing the decline by von Braun, Joachim, Hopkins, Raymond F., Puetz, Detlev, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…Hopkins, Detlev Puetz, and Rajul Pandya-Lorch, addresses the economic, political, and bureaucratic causes of this downward trend and the reasons why reversing this trend is of critical importance for many of the world's poorest countries.…”
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The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh by Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh, Giordano, Mark, Rathore, M.S.

“…This study finds that, rather than improving access to drip, the subsidy system holds the technology back, because its technical requirements, highly bureaucratic processes and pricing incentives turn many drip providers into rent-seeking agents rather than service providers to farmers, leading to price increases of 40% or more. …”
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Defining water rights: by prescription or negotiation? by Molle, Francois

“…The paper distinguishes between formal rights defined through a bureaucratic process and flexible allocation rules designed through a gradual and continuous process of negotiation. …”
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Securing the customary tenure rights of forest-dependent communities in Lamwo district, northern Uganda: Insights from participatory prospective analysis by Mshale, B., Mukasa, C., Tibazalika, A., Mwangi, E., Banana, A.Y., Wamala, P., Okiror, G.

“… - The desirable scenario sees: a well-informed and active local community, which is aware of its forest tenure rights; an affordable forest land registration process that is not too bureaucratic; positive political influences; and a well-funded and -staffed district government that oversees and coordinates the work of NGOs, customary leaders, politicians and other stakeholders involved in forest tenure reform implementation…”
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Addressing human capital development in public agriculture extension in Southern Africa: Assessing Mozambique’s experience by Gêmo, Hélder, Davis, Kristin E.

“…Mozambique was selected as a case study because the country has been experiencing particular challenges in public extension HCD due to policy and administrative bureaucratic issues. This is in spite of the acknowledgment by government and key stakeholders of the critical role for extension in contributing to agricultural growth. …”
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Barriers to an enabling environment in start-up acceleration in fragile and conflict-affected settings in Jordan and Nigeria by Ires, Idil

“…Key findings reveal that AquaPoro encounters bureaucratic inefficiencies, regulatory opacity, and reliance on informal networks (wasta) in Jordan’s water sector. …”
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Challenges to smallholder forestry policy reform on a postindustrial logging frontier: lessons from the Amazon estuary by Cromberg, M., Cronkleton, P., Menton, M., Sears, R.R.

“…Although the reform efforts were well intentioned, results illustrate how bureaucratic inertia and complexity obstructed efforts to simplify policy and how policy did not address smallholder needs. …”
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Appendix 1A: Agricultural transformation in Ethiopia: What do we know? by Berhane, Guush, Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Minten, Bart

“…This required instituting government structures, at times at the cost being too bureaucratic, and building new government and semi-government organizations tasked to achieve agricultural transformation.…”
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Local corruption and popular support for fuel subsidy reform in Indonesia by Kyle, Jordan

“…Shifting from universal-access social programs, like fuel subsidies, to targeted programs requires vesting authority with local politicians and bureaucrats, whom the state relies on to identify poor households and to deliver benefits. …”
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