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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817446403321

Autore

Carney Diana

Titolo

Natural resource management and institutional change / / Diana Carney and John Farrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-66489-3

1-134-66490-7

1-280-14217-0

0-203-97667-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.)

Collana

Routledge Research/ODI development policy studies

Altri autori (Persone)

FarringtonJohn

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Natural resources - Management

Natural resources - Developing countries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-115) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACRONYMS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEMS; 3 REFORMING THE STATE; 4 NON-STATE APPROACHES; 5 THE INTERFACE; 6 SUMMARY; 7 CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Using new evidence from a three year programme of research in developing countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa, the authors describe how government organizations have been privatised, decentralised or restructured while private sector organizations - both non-profit and commercial  - have taken on increasingly important roles in resource management and service supply. This book provides an important and easily accessible point of reference for decision-makers and students alike, offering unique view in its breadth of coverage across the natural resources sector and a range of differe