Title: Looking beyond the obvious : uncovering the features of natural resource conflicts in Uganda

Authors: Nkonya, Ephraim and Markelova, Helen and Kato, Edward

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI) : for CGIAR systemwide program on collective action and property rights (CAPRi)

Year: 2009

Journal: CAPRi working paper

Volume: 95

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, natural resources, conflict, uganda

Abstract: Even though most people turn to the local government (a formal institution) for arbitration, customary institutions still play an important role in conflict management, especially for the poorer communities where formal institutions are weak.

URL: http://www.capri.cgiar.org/pdf/capriwp95.pdf

Document type: Portal