Conflict management, decentralization and agropastoralism in Dryland West Africa

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 745-757

  Turner, Matthew D ^a   Ayantunde, Augustine A ^b   Patterson, Kristen P ^a   Patterson, E Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

Author keywords

Africa; Common property; Governance; Legal pluralism; Niger; Social capital

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATION; PASTORALISM; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; VILLAGE;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 84857140060     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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