Better public sector governance through partnership with the private sector and civil society: The case of Guatemala's forest administration

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-472

  Birner, Regina ^a   Wittmer, Heidi ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c Institutions and Policy for the Sustainable Use of Landscapes

Author keywords

Collaborative governance; Delegation; Forest management; Guatemala; Public administration; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; CIVIL SOCIETY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TRANSACTION COST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 33845322680     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852306070077     Document Type: Article

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