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Collective Action and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction: A Review of Methods and Approaches
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwangi,   Esther; Markelova,   Helen.
While much attention has been given to examining various aspects of poverty, a number of studies have shown that institutional environment in which the poor exist conditions welfare outcomes, thus highlighting the inherently crucial importance of institutions for poverty reduction. The institutions of property rights and collective action are among those identified as playing a major role in the livelihood strategies of the poor. This paper highlights ways to operationalize the conceptual framework developed by Di Gregorio and colleagues (2008), which provides an analytical tool to study poverty through the institutional lens with a special focus on collective action and property rights. By emphasizing the multidimensionality of poverty, the authors...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Collective action; Property rights; Poverty reduction; Evaluation; Vulnerability; Power; Institutions; Wellbeing; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44355

Beyond group ranch subdivision: collective action for livestock mobility, ecological viability, and livelihoods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: BurnSilver,   Shauna; Mwangi,   Esther.
This paper leverages datasets and results from two separate studies carried out across eight Kajiado group ranches and offers a unique opportunity to look at emergent pre- and post-subdivision trends from an interdisciplinary framework that combines ecological, political, and human-ecological research perspectives. It provides insights into the following issues: the loss of flexibility and mobility for Maasai herders’ dues to subdivision, the nature of collective activities that individuals pursue after subdivision, and the emergence of pasture sharing arrangements. NDVI profiles show that forage options for individual herders decrease dramatically under privatization, but rebound somewhat when parcels are shared between households located adjacent to each...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Kajiado; Mobility; Flexibility; Pastoralism; Collective Action; Subdivision; Group Ranches; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47825

Biting the Bullet : How to Secure Access to Drylands Resources for Multiple Users
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwangi,   Esther; Dohrn,   Stephan.
Close to one billion people worldwide depend directly upon the drylands for their livelihoods. Because of their climatic conditions and political and economic marginalization drylands also have some of the highest incidents of poverty. Pastoral and sedentary production systems coexist in these areas and both very often use common property arrangements to manage access and use of natural resources. Despite their history of complementary interactions, pastoralists and sedentary farmers are increasingly faced with conflicting claims over land and other natural resources. Past policy interventions and existing regulatory frameworks have not been able to offer lasting solutions to the problems related to land tenure and resource access; problems between the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Drylands; Secure access; Land tenure; Customary rights; Natural resources; Multiple users; Africa; Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42498

The Transformation of Property Rights in Kenya's Maasiland: Triggers and Motivations
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwangi,   Esther.
This paper explores the puzzle of why the pastoral Maasai of Kajiado, Kenya, supported the individualization of their collectively held group ranches, an outcome that is inconsistent with theoretical expectation. Findings suggest that individuals and groups will seek to alter property rights in their anticipation of net gains from a new assignment, even as they seek to eliminate disadvantages that were present in the status quo property rights structure. Heightened perceptions of impending land scarcity, failures of collective decision making, the promise of new income opportunities and the possibility of accessing capital markets motivated individuals to support group ranch subdivision. More importantly individuals were confronted with a declining...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Property rights; Privatization; Land tenure; Group ranches; Maasai; Pastoralism; Kajiado; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42492

Subdividing the Commons: The Politics of Property Rights Transformation in Kenya’s Maasailand
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mwangi,   Esther.
This paper discusses the internal processes and decisions that characterized the transition from collectively held group ranches to individualized property systems among the Maasai pastoralists of Kajiado district in Kenya. It addresses the question of why group ranch members would demand individualized property systems, but then turn against the outcome. In addressing this puzzle the paper discusses the process of land allocation and distribution during group ranch subdivision. It examines who the main actors were during subdivision, their degree of latitude in crafting and changing rules, and the interactions between Maasai and state institutions. Findings suggest that, because the process by which property rights change is so intertwined with politics,...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Commons; Policy process; Property rights; Kenya; Land tenure; Pastoralism; Group ranches.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42510

Gender, institutions and sustainability in the context of forest decentralization reforms in Latin America and East Africa
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sun,   Yan; Mwangi,   Esther; Meinzen-Dick,   Ruth Suseela.
Women’s participation in decision making at the user-group level and in forest committees has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on forest sustainability. For example, women’s participation enhances forest regeneration and reduces illegal harvesting through improved monitoring. Their presence in forest user groups increases the groups’ capacity to manage and resolve conflict, which in turn increases the likelihood that resource users will comply with and respect harvesting and use rules. These insights have been especially useful in informing policy and project interventions designed to strength and amplify women’s participation.          This paper adopts a cross-national approach and employs quantitative techniques to analyze the relative...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Gender; Forest management; Forest user groups; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q01; Q23; J16.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103456