Decentralization, Forests and Rural Communities: Policy Outcomes in Southeast Asia

by Edward L. Webb

Asian societies are entering a new era of decentralized governance of forests. The authority to make decisions on forest management has shifted to lower levels of government and, in some cases, to the local people themselves. But can governments simply decentralize authority away from the center, or are there certain core elements necessary to achieve sustainable management and conservation of forests in a decentralized world?

This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761935487
• ISBN13: 9780761935483
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.7"