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| Gideon, Kruseman; Lorenzo, Pellegrini. |
| Deforestation in the North western part of Pakistan is a long standing problem. The Forestry Department, as formal managers of the forest resources, has been undergoing a long reform process aimed at improving its performance. This reform process has not resulted in less deforestation. From the policy perspective this has been leading to stated intentions to further reform the Forestry Department, the question is whether organizational reform is the answer. We think there are more limiting bottlenecks to sustainable forest management in Pakistan. De facto property rights are not as simple as denoted by statutory law. In this article we explore the mechanisms behind the deforestation and try to uncover mechanisms to reverse the process. Although our... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: New institutional Economics; Corruption; Forestry; Swat; Q23; Q58. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37669 |
