Collective Action, Property Rights and Decentralization in Resource Use in India and Nepal

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2033
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Type:	Conference Paper
Author:	Agrawal, Arun; Ostrom, Elinor
Conference:	2000 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association
Location:	Washington, DC
Conf. Date:	September 2000
Date:	2000
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2033
Sector:	Social Organization Forestry
Region:	Middle East & South Asia
Subject(s):	collective action property rights decentralization forest management Workshop
Abstract:	"This paper focuses on decentralization of central state control over natural resources, especially forests. The subject is important for at least three reasons. The lives of millions of households are affected by how governments manage forests and their willingness to admit local claims. Two, the factors that lead to durable decentralization of forests may be relevant in other arenas in which attempts at decentralization are being analyzed. And finally, decentralized decision making can be seen as an inherently important concern of democratic life."

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