Krister Andersson
Understanding decentralized forest governance: an application of the institutional analysis and development framework
University of Colorado Boulder
abstractabstractthis paper analyzes local institutional arrangements shape outcomes increasingly decentralized policy regimes nonindustrialized world goal evaluate local institutional strategies associated effective forest governance use institutional analysis development iad framework study institutional conditions conducive effective decentralized forest governance relate sustainability iadguided analysis allows formulate series testable hypotheses institutional factors influence likelihood successful governance outcomes decentralized context test hypotheses using recent empirical data forestrysector activities 32 randomly selected municipal governments bolivia preliminary results suggest local governance systems successful systems governance actors enjoy favorable conditions information exchange learningkey words local planninglocal politicsdeveloping worldforestryresource managementdevelopment policy