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Author:
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Mwangi, Esther; Wardell, Andrew |
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Journal:
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International Journal of the Commons |
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Volume:
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7 |
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339-343 |
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Date:
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2013 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9121
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Forestry |
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Subject(s):
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decentralization
forests
globalization
governance and politics
natural resources
resource management
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Abstract:
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"It is increasingly clear that multi-level governance of forest resources involves complex interactions of state, private and civil society actors at various levels, and institutions linking higher levels of social and political organization. Local communities are increasingly connected to global networks and influences. This creates new opportunities to learn and address problems but may also introduce new pressures and risks. We conclude by stressing the need for a more complex approach to the varieties of MLG to better understand how policies work as instruments of governance and to organize communities within systems of power and authority. The continued de-emphasis in exploring power relations in MLG is of particular concern if we are to improve our abilities to define policy and institutional responses to address the problems associated with processes of globalization and decentralization."
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