Title:
Authority over forests : negotiating democratic decentralization in Senegal
Authors:
Ribot, Jesse C.
Place:
Washington, DC
Publisher:
World resources institute. Institutions and governance program
Year:
2008
Journal:
Representation, equity and environment working paper
Volume:
36
PAGE:
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Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
public administration, elite, decision-making, community organization, legislation, decentralization in government, senegal
Abstract:
This article tells the story of a local council man’s signing of the order to open his rural community’s forests to exploitation by charcoal merchants in Nambaradougou, Senegal. In spite of new legislation, ‘decentralized’ powers remain in the hands of a few merchants and the Forest Service.
URL:
http://pdf.wri.org/wp36_ribot.pdf
Document type:
E-article