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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"elite capture"”.
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Elite capture and forest governance in India
Elite capture is a persistent problem in forest governance. Influential and powerful elites often capture a major portion of forest-based benefits due to their well-entrenched structural domination of forest governance. The problem is chronic and many scholars have held it responsible for the …
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The black diamond of Tambacounda: charcoal, representation and decentralized development in the forests of eastern Senegal
… and economic precariousness intersects with elite capture of charcoal sector, creating a greater barrier for poorer, non-elite women to break through as charcoal producers or charcoal entrepreneurs. The third paper showed the ways in which institutional choice and recognition opened the gates …
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Smallholder women empowerment: the case of Norwegian agricultural programme in Senanga, Zambia.
… and Social Services as having resulted in elite capture of project benefits. The study also found that women smallholder farmers did not experience positive changes in all domains of women empowerment as their freedom of mobility in public space was found to be limited to attending …
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Sustainable development in Indonesia : holistic assessments and pathways
… pervasive corruption, and persistent elite capture. Other systemic barriers are the low level of education, fragmented innovation system, and low awareness of sustainability issues. To make progress towards sustainability, the systemic barriers must be cleared. Local governments need …
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Participation and representation: REDD+ in the native communities of Belgica and Infierno in the Peruvian Amazon
… that reproduce exclusion, inequality and elite capture in some sites where representation is not democratic. Under these conditions, the creation of rules for social order and access to resources influenced by REDD+ may cause people to lose important assets and freedoms. The study shows on …
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The influence of decentralisation on tourism development in decentralised rural communities
… the tensions of power dynamics and risks such as elite capture, local empowerment and participation, financial mechanisms, and the evolving role of government. It contributes to the discourse on sustainable tourism development by demonstrating that decentralisation’s success depends on robust …
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Budget and policy planning in devolved Kenya: a case study of citizen participation in Nairobi county
… Authority Service Delivery Action Plan (LASDAP). Elite capture, resource and capacity constraints, poor bureaucratic coordination, communication as well as a limited understanding by both local officials and citizens regarding the new roles and mechanisms for participation have not resulted in …
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Implementation of fisheries co-management in Mweru- Luapula fishery, Northern Zambia.
… inception suggests the possibility of ‘elite capture’ by the local leadership. A passive type of participation exists with only 11 percent of respondents attributing the by- law formulation process to the Department of Fisheries and fishers. Despite majority (92 percent) of respondents …
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Village governance and deliberative democracy: Examining empowered deliberative forums in rural villages, Indonesia
… are highly varied. While it is true that elite domination and exclusion are prevalent, in many cases, elite control is used for altruistic purposes by village leaders, and informal forms of accountability attenuate elite capture. Last, with respect to the policy narrative that envisages …
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Village governance and deliberative democracy: Examining empowered deliberative forums in rural villages, Indonesia
… are highly varied. While it is true that elite domination and exclusion are prevalent, in many cases, elite control is used for altruistic purposes by village leaders, and informal forms of accountability attenuate elite capture. Last, with respect to the policy narrative that envisages …
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A political ecology of community-based forest and wildlife management in Tanzania: politics, power and governance
… within the projects that permit and maintain elite capture and unequal distribution of benefits, and investigate the socio-political processes of corruption taking place within devolved environmental management. I argue that the struggles over power, combined with hidden aspects, especially …
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Ways of seeing: Conflicting rationalities in contested urban space - the N2 Gateway in the context of Langa
… ‘quiet encroachment’, street protests, ‘elite capture’ and legal proceedings which went to the Constitutional Court disrupted, diverted and redirected the state’s schemes of improvement. The findings examine how the discourses and practices of the aspirant South African ‘developmental …
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Benefit sharing and environmental sustainability in policy and practice: the commercialisation of the resurrection bush (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) in Southern Africa
… maximum benefits from commercialisation due to elite capture of benefits from resurrection bush cultivation sites and significant profit margins on end products. Traditional knowledge holders are not adequately compensated and acknowledged for their innovations and practices due to the absence …