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BL
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998767
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b753137
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Lessons from forest decentralization : : money, justice and the quest for good governance in Asia-Pacific /\ edited by Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Ganga Ram Dahal and Doris Capistrano.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Sterling, VA :: Earthscan,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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The Earthscan forestry library
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xviii, 247 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1136562311
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: 1281752843
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: 1435657543
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: 1849771820
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: 6000002904
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: 6611752846
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: 9781136562310
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: 9781281752840
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: 9781435657540
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: 9781849771825
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: 9786000002909
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: 9786611752842
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1844075559
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9781844075553
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Contributors; Foreword by M.S. Kaban; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Setting the Stage: Money and Justice in Asian and Pacific Forests; Chapter 2 From Decentralization to Governance: Recurring Issues; Chapter 3 Governance, Tenure and Equity in Asia-Pacific Forests; Chapter 4 A Different Vantage Point: Decentralization, Women's Organizing and Local Forest Management; Chapter 5 Community Forestry in Nepal: Decentralized Forest Governance; Chapter 6 Policies and Programme to Make Decentralization Effective: A Case Study from China.
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| Abstract
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The decentralization of control over the vast forests of the world is moving at a rapid pace, with both positive and negative ramifications for people and forests themselves. The fresh research from a host of Asia-Pacific countries described in this book presents rich and varied experience with decentralization and provides important lessons for other regions. Beginning with historical and geographical overview chapters, the book proceeds to more in-depth coverage of the region's countries. Research findings stress rights, roles and responsibilities on the one hand, and organization, capacity-
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Forest management-- Asia-- Citizen participation.
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Forest management-- Asia.
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Forest policy-- Asia.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Green Business.
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Forest management-- Citizen participation.
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Forest management.
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Forest policy.
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NATURE-- Natural Resources.
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Asia.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.75095
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| LC Classification
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SD219.L47 2008
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| Added Entry
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Capistrano, Doris.
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Colfer, Carol J. Pierce.
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Dahal, Ganga Ram.
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