Tracking outcomes of social capital and institutional innovations in natural resources management: Methodological issues and empirical evidence from participatory bylaw reform in Uganda

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 711-725

  Sanginga, Pascal C ^a   Abenakyo, Annet ^b   Kamugisha, Rick ^c   Martin, Adrienne M ^d   Muzira, Robert ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

^b International Centre for Tropical Agriculture   (Uganda)

^c Africa Highlands Initiative ^*  (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bylaws; Gender; NRM; Outcomes; Participatory action research; Participatory monitoring and evaluation; Social capital; Uganda

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; INNOVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SUSTAINABILITY;

UGANDA;

EID: 77954428291     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802192207     Document Type: Article

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