Power Struggle, Dispute and Alliance Over Local Resources: Analyzing 'Democratic' Decentralization of Natural Resources through the Lenses of Africa Inland Fisheries

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1935-1950

  Béné, Christophe ^a   Belal, Emma ^b   Baba, Malloum Ousman ^b   Ovie, Solomon ^c   Raji, Aminu ^c   Malasha, Isaac ^a   Njaya, Friday ^b   Na Andi, Mamane ^b   Russell, Aaron ^a   Neiland, Arthur ^d  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Fisheries ^*  (Niger)

^c National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research (NIFFR)   (Nigeria)

^d Institut du Développement Durable et des Ressources Aquatiques IDDRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decentralization; governance reforms; local actors; natural resources management; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449526691     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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