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Fuzzy Access Rights in Pastoral Economies: Case Studies from Ethiopia

Aredo, Dejene. 2004. "Fuzzy Access Rights in Pastoral Economies: Case Studies from Ethiopia." Presented at "The Commons in an Age of Global Transition: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities," the Tenth Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 9-13.

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Abstract

From the Introduction:
"The purpose of this study is to explain and illustrate the concept of 'fuzzy access rights' (the second section) and provide further evidence from the pastoral areas of Ethiopia using case studies (the third section).

"I have used the case study approach to piece together the scattered evidence of fuzzy access rights and investigate factors associate with them. The case studies are based on the anthropological literature and on the author's fieldwork in south-eastern Ethiopia. The fieldwork was undertaken between the last week of February and mid-March 2003."

Document Type:Conference Paper
Keywords:IASCP
pastoralism--Ethiopia--case studies
land tenure and use--Ethiopia--case studies
property rights--Ethiopia--case studies
anthropology--Ethiopia
boundaries--Ethiopia
indigenous institutions--Ethiopia
customary law--Ethiopia
ID Code:1331

 

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