Collective Titling and the Process of Institution Building: The New Common Property Regime in the Colombian Pacific

Human Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-129

  Velez, Maria Alejandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Collective property; Colombia; Common property; Governance; Institutions; Resource management

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND MARKET; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 79954415153     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9375-1     Document Type: Article

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