LOCAL FOREST MANAGEMENT by David Edmunds (Editor), Eva Wollenberg (Editor) ( 9781136562105 )

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Title:

LOCAL FOREST MANAGEMENT
THE IMPACTS OF DEVOLUTION POLICIES

By:

David Edmunds (Editor), Eva Wollenberg (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£36.99
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ISBN 10:

1136562109

ISBN 13:

9781136562105

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

17 June, 2013

Pages:

224

Synopsis:

'A well written book, astutely organized.'Development and ChangeLocal Forest Management is built around careful and illuminating case studies of the effects of devolution policies on the management of forests in several Asian countries. The studies demonstrate that devolution policies - contrary to the claims of governments - actually increased governmental control over the management of local resources and did so at lower cost. The controversial findings show that if local forest users are to exercise genuine control over forest management, they must be better represented in the processes of forming, implementing and evaluating devolution policies. In addition, the guiding principle for policy discussions should be to create sustainable livelihoods for local resource users, especially the poorest among them, rather than reducing the cost of government forest administration. This book is essential reading for forest and other natural resource managers, policy makers, development economists and forestry professionals and researchers.

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Imprint:

Routledge

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Non-returnable

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