An analytical agenda for the study of decentralized resource regimes

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dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Krister P.en
dc.contributor.authorOstrom, Elinoren
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:31:59Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:31:59Zen
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.description.abstractThis paper seeks to shed new light on the study of decentralized natural resource governance by applying institutional theories of polycentricity - the relationships among multiple authorities with overlapping jurisdictions. The emphasis on multi-level dynamics has not penetrated empirical studies of environmental policy reforms in nonindustrial countries. On the contrary, many of today's decentralization proponents seem to be infatuated with the local sphere, expecting that local actors are always able and willing to govern their natural resources effectively. Existing studies in this area often focus exclusively on characteristics and performance of local institutions. While we certainly do not deny the importance of local institutions, we argue that institutional arrangements operating at other governance scales - such as national government agencies, international organizations, NGOs at multiple scales, and private associations - also often have critical roles to play in natural resource governance regimes, including self-organized regimes.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-1 (Decentralization Reforms and Property Rights)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier2960en
dc.identifier.citationSANREM CRSP Working Paper No. 01-07en
dc.identifier.other2960_107DecentralRegimes.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67679en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBlacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSP, OIRED, Virginia Techen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/menu_information/working_papers.phpen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/documents/WorkingPapers/107DecentralRegimes.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGovernment institutionsen
dc.subjectCommunity-based organizationsen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectLocal governanceen
dc.subjectNongovernmental organizations (NGOs)en
dc.subjectPolycentricityen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleAn analytical agenda for the study of decentralized resource regimesen
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