Disputing the Floodplains: Institutional Change and the Politics of Resource Management in African Wetlands
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Preliminary Material
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- Contents
- List Of Illustrations
- List Of Maps, Tables And Graphs
- Foreword
- Preface
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Institutional Change, Power And Conflicts In The Management Of Common-Pool Resources In African Floodplain Ecosystems: An Introduction
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Tobias Haller
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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
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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)
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Sabrina Beeler Stücklin and Karin Frei
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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
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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)
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Gilbert Fokou
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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
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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)
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Gabriela Landolt
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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
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From Integrated Slope Management To Fragmented Use: Common-Pool Resources, Institutional Change, And Conflicts In Pangani River Basin, Of Same District (Tanzania)
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Gimbage Mbeyale
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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
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Ujamaa-Policies, Open Access And Differential Collective Action: Common-Pool Resource Management, Institutional Change And Conflicts In The Rufiji Floodplain (Tanzania)
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Patrick Meroka
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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
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"We Had Cattle And Did Not Fish And Hunt Anyhow!" Institutional Change And Contested Commons In The Kafue Flats Floodplain (Zambia)
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Tobias Haller and Sonja Merten
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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
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Promise And Reality Of Community Based Natural Resource Management In Botswana: Common-Pool Resource Use And Institutional Change In Ikoga, Okavango Delta (Panhandle)
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Roland Saum
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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
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Between Open Access, Privatisation And Collective Action: A Comparative Analysis Of Institutional Change Governing Use Of Common-Pool Resources In African Floodplains
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Tobias Haller
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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)
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Preliminary Material
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