Disputing the floodplains
institutional change and the politics of resource management in African wetlands
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Word Count
113,000 words, Guess
Page Count
452 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139789004185326
- ISBN-109004185321
- Library of Congress Control Number2010012768
- OCLC Control Number608685895
- Better World Books9789004185326
and 2 more
- Better World BooksKS-740-277
- Open LibraryOL24552622M
Classifications
- DDC333.91/7
- LCCHD1699.A1 D57 2010
- LCCHD1699.A1D57 2010
Description
African Floodplains in semi-arid areas are important for local livelihoods as they harbor many common-pool resources such as fisheries, pasture, wildlife, veldt products, water and land for irrigation. However, in many of these areas resources are under pressure. This book is presenting seven case studies from Mali, Cameroon, Tanzania, Zambia and Botswana based on anthropological fieldwork (2002-08) and explores how these common-pool resources have been managed in pre-colonial, colonial and postcolonial times. The major focus of the study is how institutional change has contributed to resource management problems and offers a comparative analysis based on the New Institutionalist approach (Jean Ensminger, Elinor Ostrom), which is combined with a special focus on ideology, discourse and narratives while focusing on conflict and power issues.
Subjects
Series Statement
- African social studies series -- v. 22
Other Editions
- Disputing the floodplains: institutional change and the politics of resource management in African wetlands
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