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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
economics, econometrics and finance
Power Struggle, Dispute and Alliance Over Local Resources: Analyzing 'Democratic' Decentralization of Natural Resources through the Lenses of Africa Inland Fisheries
World Development, Volume 37, No. 12, Year 2009
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Description
This paper is based on a global review of fisheries decentralization programs (co-management) in sub-Saharan Africa. Partly challenging the current narrative, but in line with experience in other sectors (e.g., forestry), the review shows that the outcomes of these decentralizations have not been systematically positive. In most cases, fisheries co-management failed to improve governance, but simply altered the distribution of power and responsibility amongst the different stakeholders. In this new political landscape, poorly designed reforms have enabled a variety of (usual and new) local actors to advance their own agendas, often at the detriment of the direct end-users (fisherfolk). © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Béné, Christophe
Malaysia, Bayan Lepas
Worldfish
Belal, E.
Unknown Affiliation
Baba, M.
Unknown Affiliation
Ovie, Solomon I.
Nigeria
National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research Niffr
Raji, Aminu
Nigeria
National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research Niffr
Malasha, Isaac
Malaysia, Bayan Lepas
Worldfish
Njaya, Friday J.
Unknown Affiliation
Na Andi, Mamane
Unknown Affiliation
Russell, Aaron J.M.
Malaysia, Bayan Lepas
Worldfish
Neiland, Arthur E.
United Kingdom, Portsmouth
Institut du Développement Durable et Des Ressources Aquatiques (iddra)
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Citations: 184
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.05.003
ISSN:
0305750X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Narrative Study
Study Approach
Qualitative