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 Disputing the Floodplains: Institutional Change and the Politics of Resource Management in African Wetlands

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xviii)   (699K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Illustrations
    • List Of Maps, Tables And Graphs
    • Foreword
    • Preface
  • Institutional Change, Power And Conflicts In The Management Of Common-Pool Resources In African Floodplain Ecosystems: An Introduction (1-76) by Tobias Haller   (2M)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. African Floodplains—An Overview
    • 3. Theoretical Background
    • 4. New Institutionalism: Methodological Individualism And The Role Of Transaction Costs
    • 5. Common-Pool Resources, Common Property Institutions And New Institutionalism
    • 6. Institutions And Institutional Change In African Floodplains
    • 7. Hypothesis Used For The AFWeP Study
    • 8. Overview Of The Case Studies
    • 8. Conclusions
    • 9. Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Between Water Spirits And Market Forces: Institutional Changes In The Niger Inland Delta Fisheries Among The Somono And Bozo Fishermen Of Wandiaka And Daga-Womina (Mali) (77-120) by Sabrina Beeler Stücklin and Karin Frei   (946K)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Research Setting
    • 3. Resources And Livelihoods
    • 4. Background Information About The Political And Institutional Setting
    • 5. Description Of Concrete Situation In Wandiaka And Gomina And The Areas Of Negotiation Of Access To Common-Pool Resources
    • 6. CPR Use And Management Conflicts
    • 7. Conflict Resolution Mechanisms
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Changes On Common-Pool Resources
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusion And Recommendation
    • References
  • Tax Payments, Democracy And Rent-Seeking Administrators: Common-Pool Resource Management, Power Relations And Conflicts Among The Kotoko, Musgum, Fulbe And Arab Choa In The Waza-Logone Floodplain (Cameroon) (121-170) by Gilbert Fokou   (2M)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Logone Floodplain Ecosystem And Lake Chad Basin
    • 3. Common-Pool Resources And Livelihoods
    • 4. The Political, Economic And Institutional Setup
    • 5. Relationship Between Common-Pool Resources Users In The Waza-Logone Area
    • 6. Conflicts Over Common-Pool Resources In The Logone Floodplain
    • 7. Conflict Resolution Mechanisms
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Change On The Common-Pool Resource Management
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements
    • References
  • Lost Control, Legal Pluralism And Damming The Flood: Changing Institutions Among The Musgum And Kotoko Of The Village Lahaï In The Waza-Logone Floodplain (Cameroon) (171-194) by Gabriela Landolt   (491K)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Setting Of The Research
    • 3. Common-Pool Resources And Livelihoods In The Waza-Logone Floodplain
    • 4. The Political, Economic And Institutional Setup
    • 5. Interaction And Negotiation Concerning Access To Fishing Grounds In Lahaï
    • 6. Conflicts Over Fishery Commons
    • 7. Conflict Resolution Mechanism And Failure
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Changes On The Management Of The Common-Pool Resources
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusion And Recommendation
    • References
  • From Integrated Slope Management To Fragmented Use: Common-Pool Resources, Institutional Change, And Conflicts In Pangani River Basin, Of Same District (Tanzania) (195-244) by Gimbage Mbeyale   (2M)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Ecosystem And Setting Of The Research
    • 3. Common-Pool Resources And Livelihoods
    • 4. Background Of Political And Institutional Setup
    • 5. Contesting The Commons: Negotiation Of Access To Common-Pool Resources In Research Villages And Sites
    • 6. Conflicts Over Common-Pool Resources
    • 7. Conflict Management And Resolution Mechanisms
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Change On Common-Pool Resources
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusions And Recommendations
    • References
  • Ujamaa-Policies, Open Access And Differential Collective Action: Common-Pool Resource Management, Institutional Change And Conflicts In The Rufiji Floodplain (Tanzania) (245-300) by Patrick Meroka   (2M)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Research Setting
    • 3. Resources And Livelihoods
    • 4. Background Information On The Political And Institutional Setup
    • 5. Negotiation Of Access To Common-Pool Resources: The Situation Of The Two Village Settings
    • 6. Common-Pool Use, Management Conflicts And Collective Action In The Village Settings
    • 7. Conflict Resolution Mechanisms Today
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Change On Common-Pool Resources
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusions And Recommendations
    • References
  • "We Had Cattle And Did Not Fish And Hunt Anyhow!" Institutional Change And Contested Commons In The Kafue Flats Floodplain (Zambia) (301-360) by Tobias Haller and Sonja Merten   (3M)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Setting Of The Research
    • 3. Resources And Livelihoods
    • 4. Background Information About The Political And Institutional Setting Since The 1950s
    • 5. Negotiation Of Access To Common-Pool Resources: The Current Situation In Mbeza And Its Neighbourhoods
    • 6. Common-Pool Resources Use And Conflicts
    • 7. Conflict-Resolution Mechanisms
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Changes On Common-Pool Resources
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusion And Recommendation
    • References
  • Promise And Reality Of Community Based Natural Resource Management In Botswana: Common-Pool Resource Use And Institutional Change In Ikoga, Okavango Delta (Panhandle) (361-412) by Roland Saum   (2M)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Setting Of The Research
    • 3. Common-Pool Resources And Livelihoods
    • 4. Background Information About Political And Institutional Settings Since The 1950s
    • 5. Negotiation Of Access To Common-Pool Resources
    • 6. Common-Pool Resource Use And Management Conflicts
    • 7. Conflict Resolution Mechanisms
    • 8. Impact Of Institutional Changes On Common-Pool Resources
    • 9. Discussion
    • 10. Conclusion And Recommendations
    • References
  • Between Open Access, Privatisation And Collective Action: A Comparative Analysis Of Institutional Change Governing Use Of Common-Pool Resources In African Floodplains (413-444) by Tobias Haller   (593K)
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    • Abstract
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Some Comparable Characteristics Of African Floodplain Ecosystems
    • 3. Characteristics Of Traditional Common-Pool Resource Institutions
    • 4. Institutional Change In Colonial And Postcolonial Times
    • 5. Changes In Relative Prices And Open Access
    • 6. Consequences For Status Of Common-Pool Resources
    • 7. Differential Change In Local Institutions: Rules Which Pay Are Going To Stay
    • 8. Open Access And Citizenship: The Paradox Of The Presence-Absence Of The State
    • 9. Role Of National Economy As A Factor Shaping Interest In Local Common-Pool Resources
    • 10. The Problem Of Legal Pluralism
    • 11. Discussion
    • 12. Conclusions And Recommendations
    • References
  • List Of Contributors (445-446)   (445K)
  • Index (447-454)   (479K)