The general distinctions between open access, state property, common proerty and private property are now well established in the academic literature. When applied to African rangelands, however, common property admits a wide variety of resource management regimes. To formulate effective policies...
Swallow, B.M.
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Bromley, D.W.
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[Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands]
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Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands
It has been suggested that African rangelands would be utilized and managed on a more sustainable and profitable basis if they were governed by co-management arrangements, with state governments defining group rights and governing inter-group interactions and local organizations governing interac...
Swallow, B.M.
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Bromley, D.W.
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[Co-management or no management: The prospects for internal governance of common property regimes through dynamic contracts]
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Co-management or no management: The prospects for internal governance of common property regimes through dynamic contracts
About 14 % of the world's cattle and 21 % of its sheep and goats are found in Africa on a land base that comprises 25 % of the world's total area of rangelands. Most of these rangelands are or have in the past been managed under traditional systems of communal tenure. Regrettably, the wide variet...
Swallow, B.M.
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Bromley, D.W.
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[LPA Brief No. 1. Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands]
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LPA Brief No. 1. Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands