Authority over forests : negotiating democratic decentralization in Senegal

Abstract: This article tells the story of a local council man’s signing of the order to open his rural community’s forests to exploitation by charcoal merchants in Nambaradougou, Senegal. In spite of new legislation, ‘decentralized’ powers remain in the hands of a few merchants and the Forest Service.

Author(s): Ribot, Jesse C.

Source(s): , Representation, equity and environment working paper; 36 iv, 22 p Representation, equity and environment working paper 36

Published: 2008 World resources institute. Institutions and governance program, Washington, DC (English

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Link: http://pdf.wri.org/wp36_ribot.pdf

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