Repositioning Local Institutions in Natural Resource Management: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa

Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi and Balgah Roland Azibo

Journal of Contextual Economics (JCE) – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 2017, vol. 137, issue 1-2, 149-172

Abstract: Empirical evidence confirms the role of local institutions in natural resource management in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While their exact actions in this aspect is important, even more pertinent is the way these institutions can be rekindled in the midst of seemingly weak formal structures to support resource management processes. Using empirical case studies from 8 SSA countries, complemented by field-based experience on local institutional dynamics, we analyse local institutions with a view to reposition them in resource management. Our analysis suggests that in repositioning local institutions, attention should be given to local institutional capacity, regulatory frameworks, institutional performance and transplantation.

JEL-codes: D02 Q20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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