Title: Participation and decentralized forest management : social effects of local government initiatives

Authors: Larson, Anne M. and Zeledَn, Virginia

Place: [Bloomington, IN

Publisher: Indiana university. Digital library of the commons (DLC)]

Year: 2004

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, forest management, popular participation, elite, corrupt practices, nicaragua

Abstract: Though the research from Nicaragua is preliminary, the results suggest a clear correlation between effective participation and the absence of corruption or elite capture by logging companies, but participation alone does not guarantee positive results for resource users.

URL: http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/bitstream/handle/10535/1038/Larson_Participation_040508_Paper544.pdf

Document type: Portal