
Published by the CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi)
International Food Policy Research Institute
2010 / 314 pages
SOURCE MATERIALS AND SUGGESTED READING
Since the sourcebook’s primary target audience is field-based practitioners, the readings present theory and analysis in simple terms and extract practical lessons for action. The sourcebook was not designed as a research reference and therefore does not go into detail on research methods and approaches. Nonetheless, researchers may find the sourcebook useful to identify relevant studies, as well as to see the kinds of results and conclusions that can be drawn from applied research on collective action and property rights. Each piece is based on a research paper, noted in the "Source" box on the first page. Suggested readings are provided at the end of each article for those who would like more information. The list below includes the source material and the suggested readings from all the sourcebook articles, organized as in the sourcebook's table of contents.
CHAPTER 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Collective Action and Property Rights for Sustainable Development
- Source:Meinzen-Dick, R. and M. di Gregorio. 2004. Collective Action and Property Rights for Sustainable Development: Overview. 2020 Focus Brief 11. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Additional Readings:Bromley, D. 1991. Environment and Economy: Property Rights and Public Policy. Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell.
- Source:Meinzen-Dick, R., R. Pradhan and M. di Gregorio. 2004. Collective Action and Property Rights for Sustainable Development: Understanding Property Rights, 2020 Focus Brief 11. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Additional Readings:Bruns, B. R., and R. Meinzen-Dick (eds). 2000. Negotiating Water Rights. New Delhi and London: Vistaar Publications and Intermediate Technology Development Group Publishing.
Spiertz, J. and M. G. Wiber (eds). 1996. The Role of Law in Natural Resource Management. The Hague, The Netherlands: VUGA.
Understanding Collective Action
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- Additional Readings:
Ostrom, E. 1990. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press.
Collective Action in Poverty Reduction Programs
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Meinzen-Dick, R. and M. di Gregorio. 2005. The Role of Collective Action in Fighting Hunger. In: Sanchez, P. (ed). Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done. United Nations Development Programme.
- Additional Readings:
Agrawal, A. 2001. Common Resources and Institutional Sustainability. In: Ostrom, E., T. Dietz, N. Dolsak, P. C. Stern, S. Stonich, and E. U. Weber (eds). The Drama of the Commons. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Swallow, B. and F. Place. 2002. Assessing the Relationships Between Property Rights and Technology Adoption in Smallholder Agriculture: A Review of Issues and Empirical Methods. In: Meinzen-Dick, R., A. Knox, F. Place and B. M. Swallow (eds). Innovation in Natural Resource Management: The Role of Property Rights and Collective Action in Developing Countries. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Wollenberg, E. and D. Edmunds. 2003. Local Forest Management: The Impacts of Devolution Policies. Earthscan Publications.
Property Rights: Issues and Challenges
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- Additional Readings:
Kameri-Mbote, P. and J. Onyango Oduor. 2007. Following God’s Constitution: The Gender Dimension in the Ogiek Claim to Mau Forest Complex. In: Hellum, A. and J. Stewart. 2007. Paths Are Made by Walking: Human Rights Interfacing Gendered Realities and Plural Legalities. Harare: Weaver Press.
Collective Action: Issues and Challenges
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Thorp, R., F. Stewart and A. Heyer. 2005. When and How Far is Group Formation a Route Out of Chronic Poverty? World Development 33(6): 907–920.
- Additional Readings:
Agarwal, A., and C.C. Gibson. 1999. Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation. World Development, 27(4), 629-649
Heyer, J. and F. Stewart. et al (eds) 2002. Group Behaviour and Development: Is the Market Destroying Cooperation? Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Molinas, J. R. 1998. The Impact of Inequality, Gender, External Assistance and Social Capital on Local-Level Cooperation. World Development 26(3): 413–431.
Olson, M. 1965. The Logic of Collective Action. Public Goods and the Theory of Groups. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Collective Action, Empowerment, and Conflict Mediation
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Gibson, C. and M. Woolcock. 2005. Empowerment and Local Level Conflict Mediation in Indonesia: A Comparative Analysis of Concepts, Measures, and Project Efficacy. Policy Research Working Paper 3713. The World Bank.
- Additional Readings:
Evans, P. 2002. Collective Capabilities, Culture and Amartya Sen’s Development as Freedom. Studies in Comparative International Development 37(2): 54-60.
Fung, A. and E. Wright. 2003. Deepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance. London: Verso.
Galbraith, J.K. 1956. American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
CHAPTER 2: RIGHTS TO RESOURCES AND COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR AGRICULTURE
Influence of Property Rights and Collective Action on the Choice of Technology
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- Additional Readings:
Eyzaguirre, P. B. 1988. Competing Systems of Land Tenure in an African Plantation Economy. In: Downs, R.E. and S. P. Reynas (eds). Land and Society in Contemporary Africa. Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England.
Place, F., M. Roth and P. Hazell. 1994. Land Tenure Security and Agricultural Performance in Africa: Overview of Research Methodology. In: Bruce, J. W. and S. Migot-Adholla (eds). Searching for Land Tenure Security in Africa. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.
Sustained Collective Action for Integrated Pest Management
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Pretty, J. 2002. Regenerating Agriculture: Policies and Practice for Sustainability and Self-Reliance. London: Earthscan.
Ravnborg, H. M., A. M. de la Cruz, M. P. Guerrero and O. Westermann. 2002. Collective Action in Ant Control, p. 257-271. In: Meinzen-Dick, R., A. Knox, F. Place and B. Swallow (eds). Innovation in Natural Resource Management: The Role of Property Rights and Collective Action in Developing Countries. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Management of Irrigation Systems: From Government to Water User Associations
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- Additional Readings:
Ostrom, E. 1992. Crafting Institutions for Self-Governing Irrigation Systems. San Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Studies Press.
Subramanian, A., N.V. Jagannathan and R. Meinzen-Dick (eds). 1997. User Organizations for Sustainable Water Services. World Bank Technical Paper No. 354. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
Vermillion, D. L., and J.A. Sagardoy. 1999. Transfer of Irrigation Management Services: Guidelines. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 48. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Collective Action for Sustainable Water Harvesting Irrigation
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- Additional Readings:
Dayton Johnson, J. 1999. Irrigation Organisation in Mexican Unidades de Riesgo: Results of a Field Study. Irrigation and Drainage Systems. 13(1): 55-74.
Ostrom, E. 1992. Crafting Institutions for Self Governing Irrigation Systems. San Francisco, CA: Institute for Contemporary Studies.
Von Koppen, B. 1998. More Jobs per Drop: Targeting Irrigation to Poor Women and Men. Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute.
How Institutions and Organizations Contribute to Making Water Accessible to Farmers
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Meizen-Dick, R. 2007. Institutions, Organizations, and Water Access. Paper presented at the Agricultural Water Management Strategy Meeting on 26-27 November 2007.
- Additional Readings:
Meinzen-Dick, R. 2007. Beyond Panaceas in Irrigation Institutions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:15200–15205.
Improving Agroforestry Through Effective Property Rights and Collective Action
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Otsuka, K. and F. Place (eds.). 2001. Land Tenure and Natural Resource Management: A Comparative Study of Agrarian Communities in Asia and Africa. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Cashew Agroforestry and Changing Property Rights in Post-War Mozambique
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- Additional Readings:
Fortmann, L. and J. Bruce. 1988. Whose Trees? Proprietary Dimensions of Forestry. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Property Rights, Collective Action and Plant Genetic Resources
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- Additional Readings:
Brush, S. (ed.). 2000. Genes in the Field: On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity. Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre.
CIP-UPWARD. 2003. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity International Potato Center (CIP)–Users’ Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD). Manila.
FAO. 1997. The State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
Watson, J.W. and P. B. Eyzaguirre (eds.). 2002. Proceedings of the Second International Home Gardens Workshop: Contribution of Home Gardens to In Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Farming Systems. 17–19 July 2001, Witzenhausen, Germany.
Animal Genetic Resources Management and Property Rights
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- Additional Readings:
Anderson, S. 2004. Environmental Effects on Animal Genetic Resources. Review for the FAO AGAP. Rome: FAO
CHAPTER 3: PROPERTY RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Property Rights and Collective Action for Pro-Poor Watershed Management
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Swallow, B, N Johnson, R Meinzen-Dick, and A Know. 2006. The Challenges of Inclusive Cross-Scale Collective Action in Watersheds, Conceptual Framework of Theme 2 of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food.
- Additional Readings:
2002. Water Policy 3(6). Special Issue on Property Rights and Collective Action in Watershed Management.
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 2006. The New Generation of Watershed Management Programmes and Projects: A Resource Book for Practitioners and Local Decision-Makers based on the Findings and Recommendations of a FAO Review, FAO Forestry Paper 150.
Ostrom, E., 2005. Understanding Institutional Diversity. Princeton University Press New Haven, CT, USA
Sadoff, C.W. and D. Grey. 2002. Beyond the River: The Benefits of Cooperation on International Rivers. Water Policy 4(5): 389-403.
Managing Mobility in African Rangelands
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Niamir-Fuller, M. (ed.) 1999. Managing Mobility in African Rangelands: The Legitimization of Transhumance. London: Intermediate Technology Publications.
Scoones, I. (ed.) 1994. Living with Uncertainty: New Directions in Pastoral Development in Africa. London: Intermediate Technology Publications.
Vetter, S. (ed.) 2004. Rangelands at Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium: Recent Developments in the Debate Around Rangeland Ecology and Management. Cape Town: Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape.
UNDP. 2003. Pastoralism and Mobility in the Drylands. The Global Drylands Imperative, Second Challenge Paper Series.
Institutional Options for Managing Rangelands
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- Additional Readings:
Ngaido, T. 2002. Pastoral Land Rights. Paper prepared for the World Bank’s Regional Workshop on Land Issues in Africa. Kampala, Uganda, April 2002.
Collective Action and Collaborative Management of Forests
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- Additional Readings:
Baland, J.M. and J.P. Platteau. 1996. Halting Degradation of Natural Resources: Is There a Role for Rural Communities? Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Ribot, J. 2002. Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources. Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute.
Shackleton, S., B. Campbell, E.Wollenberg and D. Edmunds. 2002. Devolution and Community-Based Natural Resource Management: Creating Space for Local People to Participate and Benefit. Natural Resource Perspective. Overseas Development Institute.
Property Rights, Collective Action and Pro-Poor Payment for Environmental Service (PES) Options
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- Additional Readings:
Balmford, A., A. Bruner, P. Cooper, E. Constanza, S. Farber, R.E. Green, M. Jenkins, P. Jefferiss, V. Jessamy, J. Madden, K. Munro, N. Myers, S. Naeem, J. Paavola, M. Rayment, S. Rosendo, J. Roughgarden, K. Trumper, R.K. Turner. 2002. Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature. Science 297: 950-953.
FAO. 2007. The State of Food and Agriculture: Paying Farmers for Environmental Services. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Miranda, M., I. Porres and M.L. Moreno. 2003. The Social Impacts of Payments for Environmental Services in Costa Rica. Environmental Economics Programme. International Institute for Environment and Development, London.
Pagioala, S., A. Arcenas, and G. Platais. 2005. Can Payments for Environmental Services Reduce Poverty? An Exploration of the Issues and Evidence to Date from Latin America. World Development 33(2): 237-253.
Turpie, J. K., C. Marais and J.N. Blignaut. 2008. The Working for Water Programme: Evolution of a Payments for Ecosystem Services Mechanism that Addresses both Poverty and Ecosystem Service Delivery in South Africa. Ecological Economics 65: 788–798.
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Ahmed, A., A.D. Capistrano and M. Hossain. 2004. Experiences of Partnership Models for the Co-Management of Bangladesh Fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology 4 (3): 233–248.
Katon, B., R. S. Pomeroy and A. Salamanca. 1997. The Marine Conservation Project for San Salvador: A Case Study of Fisheries Co-Management in the Philippines. Working Paper No. 23. Manila: International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Kuperan Viswanathan, K. and M. Ahmed. 2002. Communities and Institutions for Common Property. Fisheries Co-Management News. No. 10. Penang, Malaysia: World Fish Center.
Kuperan Viswanathan, K., J. Raakjaer Nielsen, P. Degnbol, M. Ahmed, M. Hara, and N. Mustapha Raja Abdullah. 2003. Fisheries Co-Management—Findings from a Worldwide Study: A Policy Brief. Manila: World Fish Center.
Silvestre, G.T. 1996. Integrated Management of Coastal Fisheries: Lessons from Initiatives in San Miguel Bay, Philippines. Manila: International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Collective Action for Equitable Natural Resource Management in Eastern African Highlands
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German, L. and A. Stroud. 2007. A Framework for the Integration of Diverse Learning Approaches: Operationalizing Agricultural Research and Development (R&D) Linkages in Eastern Africa. World Development 35 (5): 792-814.
Grootaert, C. 2002. Does Social Capital Help the Poor? A Synthesis of Findings from Local Level Institutions Studies in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, and Indonesia. Local Level Institutions Working Paper No 10. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.
Lubell, M., M. Schneider, J.T. Scholz and M. Mete. 2002. Watershed Partnerships and the Emergence of Collective Action Institutions. American Journal of Political Science 46(1):148-163.
Sustainable Forest Management and Stewardship in Mexico: Gains, Challenges and Lessons
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David, B., L. Merino and D. Barry. 2006. The Community Forests of Mexico. Managing for Sustainable Landscapes. University of Texas Press, Austin.
David, B. and L. Merino. 2004. La Experiencia de Las Comunidades Forestales de México. Instituto Nacional de Ecologìa, México.
- Additional Readings:
Garrett, H. 1994. The Tragedy of the Unmanaged Commons. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Volume 9, Issue 5, Page 199.
Rudel, T.K., O. T. Coomes, E. Morán, F. Achard, A. Angelsen, J. Xu and E. Lambin. 2005. Forests Transitions: Towards a Global Understanding of Land Use Change. Global Environmental Change, 23-31.
White, A. and A. Martín. 2002. Who Owns the World’s Forests? Forest Tenure and Public Forests in Transition. Forest Trends. Washington, D.C.
CHAPTER 4: CHANGING MARKET RELATIONS
Enabling Collective Action for Smallholder Market Access
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- Additional Readings:
Agrawal, A. 2001. Common Property Institutions and Sustainable Governance of Resources. World Development 29(10): 1649-1672.
Bebbington, A. 1996. Organizations and Intensifications: Campesino Federations, Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Technology in the Andes and Amazonia. World Development 24(7): 1161-1177.
Meinzen-Dick, R., H. Markelova, J. Hellin and S. Dohrn (eds). 2009. Collective Action for Smallholder Market Access. Special Section of Food Policy 34 (1): 1-59.
Weatherspoon, D. and T. Reardon. 2003. The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa: Implications for Agrifood Systems and the Rural Poor. Development Policy Review 21(3): 333-355.
Collective Action and Agroindustries
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Berdegué, J.A. and G. Escobar. 2001. Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems and Poverty Reduction. AKIS Discussion Paper. Washington, D.C.:World Bank.
Reardon, T. and J.A. Berdegué. 2002. The Rapid Rise of Supermarkets in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities for Development. Development Policy Review, 20(4): 371–388.
Participatory Market Chains and Stakeholder Platforms: The Papa Andina Strategy
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- Additional Readings:
Antezana, I., T. Bernet, G. López y R. Oros (2008). Enfoque Participativo de Cadenas Productivas (EPCP): Guía para Capacitadores. Papa Andina/Centro Internacional de la Papa, Lima, Perú.
Bernet, T., G. Thiele and T. Zschocke. 2006. Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) User Guide. Lima: International Potato Center (CIP) – Papa Andina.
Bernet, T., Devaux, A., Thiele, G., López, G., Velasco, C., Manrique, K., Ordinola, M. 2008. The Participatory Market Chain Approach: Stimulating Pro-Poor Market-Chain Innovation. ILAC Brief 21, ILAC-CGIAR.
Thiele, T., Devaux, A., Velasco, C., and Horton, D. (2007). Horizontal Evaluation - Fostering Knowledge Sharing and Program Improvement within a Network. American Journal of Evaluation, 28: 493-508.
Creating Market Linkages Through Collective Action
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- Additional Readings:
Agrawal, A. 2001. Common Property Institutions and Sustainable Governance of Resources. World Development 29(10): 1649-1672.
Ferris, S., E. Kaganzi, R. Best, C. Ostertag, M. Lundy and T. Wandschneider. 2006. A Market Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Agro-enterprise Development. CIAT Publication 348.
Collective Action, Social Capital and Group Lending
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Armendariz, B., and J. Morduch. 2010. Chapter 4 (Group Lending) and Chapter 5 (Beyond Group Lending). In Microfinance Beyond Group Lending. The Economics of Microfinance, 2nd edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- Additional Readings:
Armendáriz de Aghion, B. and J. Morduch. 2000. Microfinance Beyond Group Lending. Economics of Transition 8 (2): 401-420.
Besley, T. and S. Coate. 1995. Group Lending, Repayment Incentives, and Social Collateral. Journal of Development Economics 46 (1): 1-18.
Ito, S. 2003. Microfinance and Social Capital: Does Social Capital Help Create Good Practice? Development and Practice 13 (4): 322-332.
Karlan, D. 2005. Using Experimental Economics to Measure Social Capital and Predict Real Financial Decisions. American Economic Review 95(5): 1688-1699.
Towards A Code of Conduct in Foreign Land Deals
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Meinzen-Dick, R. and H. Markelova. 2009. Necessary Nuance: Toward a Code of Conduct in Foreign Land Deals. In Land Grab? The Race for the World’s Farmland, Kugelman, M. and S. Levenstein, eds. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson Center.
- Additional Readings:
Cotula, L., Vermeulen, S., Leonard, R., and Keeley. 2009. Land Grab or Development Opportunity? Agricultural Investment and International Land Deals in Africa. London and Rome: International Institute for Environment and Development, UN Food and Agriculture
Organization, and International Fund for Agricultural Development.
CHAPTER 5: THE ROLE OF COLLECTIVE ACTION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS IN MITIGATING RISKS
Collective Action, Property Rights and Risk
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- Additional Readings:
Dercon, S. 2002. Income Risk, Coping Strategies, and Safety Nets. The World Bank Economic Observer 17(2): 141-166.
Fafchamps, M. and S. Lund. 2003. Risk Sharing Networks in Rural Philippines. Journal of Development Economics 71:261-287.
Little, P., K. Smith, B. Cellarius, D.L. Coppock and C. Barrett. 2001. Avoiding Disaster: Diversification and Risk Management among East African Herders. Development and Change 32 (2001): 401-433.
Collective Action and Vulnerability: Burial Societies in Rural Ethiopia
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Dercon, S., J. Hoddinott, P. Krishnan and T. Woldehanna. 2008. Collective Action and Vulnerability: Burial Societies in Rural Ethiopia. In: Mwangi, E., H. Markelova and R. Meinzen-Dick, Collective Action and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction: Lessons from a Global Research Project. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
- Additional Readings:
Dercon, S. 2002. Income Risk, Coping Strategies and Safety Nets. World Bank Research Observer 17 (2): 141 166.
Dercon, S., J. De Weerdt, T. Bold and A. Pankhurst. 2006. Group-Based Funeral Insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania. World Development 34 (4): 685 703.
Grootaert, C. 2001. Does Social Capital Help the Poor? A Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations from the Social Capital Initiative. Social Capital Initiative Working Paper 24. Washington, D.C.: Social Development Department, World Bank.
Collective Action and Vulnerability: Local and Migrant Networks in Bukidnon, Philippines
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- Additional Readings:
Fafchamps, M., and S. Lund. 2003. Risk Sharing Networks in Rural Philippines. Journal of Development Economics 71: 261-287.
Haddad, L., and J. Maluccio. 2003. Trust, Membership in Groups, and Household Welfare: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Economic Development and Cultural Change 51(3): 573 601.
The Transformation of the Commons in the Afar Region in Ethiopia
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Bekele Hundie and Martina Padmanabhan, 2008, The Transformation of the Commons: Coercive and Non- Coercive Ways, In Mwangi, E., H. Markelova and R. Meinzen-Dick, Collective and Property Rights for Poverty Reduction: Lessons from a Global Research Project, IFPRI: Washington D.C.
- Additional Readings:
Beyene, Fekadu. 2008. Challenges and Options in Governing Common Property: Customary Institutions Among (Agro-)pastoralists in Ethiopia. Institutional Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Vol. 32. Aachen: Shaker.
Hundie, Bekele. 2008. Pastoralism, Institutions and Social Interaction: Explaining the Coexistence of Conflict and Cooperation in Pastoral Afar, Ethiopia. Institutional Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Vol. 34. Aachen: Shaker.
Little, P. D.; K. Smith, B.. Cellarius, D. L. Coppock and C. Barrett. 2001. Avoiding Disaster: Diversification and Risk Management among East African Herders. Development and Change 32: 401-433.
McPeak, J. 2005. Individual and Collective Rationality in Pastoral Production: Evidence from Northern Kenya. Human Ecology 33 (2): 171-197.
Padmanabhan, Martina (ed)(2008) Special Issue I+II, Collective Action and Property Rights in Ethiopia, Part II “Rural Development and Natural Resource Management”. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. 47 (2+3).
The Role of Collective Action and Property Rights in Climate Change Strategies
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- Additional Readings:
Cotula, L., N. Dyer, S. Vermeulen. 2008. Fuelling Exclusion? The Biofuels Boom and Poor People’s Access to Land. IIED and FAO. Rome: FAO.
Payment for Environmental Services: Interactions with Property Rights and Collective Action. In Institutions and Sustainability, ed. V. Beckmann and M. Padmanabhan, eds. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
CHAPTER 6: DECENTRALIZATION
Decentralization and Democratic Governance
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- Additional Readings:
Conyers, D. 1983. Decentralization and Development: A Review of Literature. Public Administration and Development 4:187-197.
Ribot, J.C. and A. Larson (eds). 2005. Decentralization through a Natural Resource Lens: Experience in Africa, Asia and Latin America. London: Frank Cass.
Land Tenure Reform and Decentralization
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- Additional Readings:
Alden Wily, L. 2006. Land Rights Reform and Governance in Africa: How to Make it Work in the 21st Century? New York: UNDP Dryland Development Centre.
Chilundo, A., B. Cau, M. Mubai, D. Malauene and V. Muchanga. 2005. Land Registration in Mampula and Zambezia Provinces, Mozambique: Securing Land Rights in Africa. Research Report 6. London: IIED.
World Bank. 2003. Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction. World Bank Policy Research Report. Washington, D.C.
Devolution of Natural Resource Management
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- Additional Readings:
Bylaws for Natural Resource Management: Insights from Africa
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Markelova, H. and B. Swallow. 2008. By-laws and their Critical Role in Natural Resource Management: Insights from African Experience. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC) in Cheltenham, England, July 14-18.
- Additional Readings:
Agrawal, A. and C. Gibson. 1999. Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation. World Development 27 (4): 629-649.
Mandondo, A. 2001. Allocation of Government Authority and Responsibility of Tiered Governance Regimes: The Case of the Chivi Rural District Counci Landuse Planning and Conservation Bylaws. African Studies Quarterly 5 (3)
Mwebaza, R. 1999. How to Integrate Statutory and Customary Tenure? The Uganda Case. Paper presented at the DfID Workshop on Land Rights and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Berkshire, UK, 16th-19th February.
Community-Driven Development: Treating Poor People as Partners
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Dongier, P., J. Van Domelen, E. Ostrom, A. Rizvi, W. Wakeman, A. Bebbington, S. Alkire, T. Esmail and M. Polski. 1995. Chapter 9: Community-Driven Development. In A Sourcebook for Poverty Reduction Strategies. Volume 1: Core Techniques and Cross-Cutting Issues. The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
- Additional Readings:
Lam, W. F. 1998. Governing Irrigation Systems in Nepal: Institutions, Infrastructure and Collective Action. Oakland, Cal.: ICS Press.
Narayan, D. 1995. Designing Community-Based Development. Environment Department Working Paper 7. World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Narayan D., R. Chambers, M.K. Shah and P. Petesch. 2000. Voices of the Poor Crying for Change. Oxford University Press. New York.
Sara, J. and T. Katz. 1997. Making Rural Water Sustainable: Report on the Impact of Project Rules. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, Washington, D.C.
CHAPTER 7: GENDER, COLLECTIVE ACTION AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Gender and Collective Action: A Conceptual Framework
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- Additional Readings:
Pandolfelli, L., Meinzen-Dick, R., and S. Dohrn, eds. 2008. Gender and Collective Action: Motivations, Effectiveness and Impact. Special Issue of Journal of International Development 20 (1): 1-116.
Involving Men and Women for Effective Groups
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Community Forestry in Nepal: Women and Collective Action
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- Additional Readings:
Acharya, K. P. 2002. Twenty Four Years of Community Forestry in Nepal. International Forestry Review 4 (2):149-56.
Acharya, K. P. 2003. Changing the Strategy for Community Forestry in Nepal: The Case for Active Management. The Journal of Forest Policy 10(1): 43-50.
Acharya, K. P. 2004. Sustainability of Supports for Community Forestry in Nepal. Forest, Trees and Livelihoods (Formerly called International Tree Crop Journal) 13(3): 247-260.
O’ Brien, P. and A. Jones. 2002. Human Rights and Rights-Based Programming: Basic Training Manual. Atlanta, USA: CARE.
Gender Roles in Collective Management of Acquatic Resources in Bangladesh
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- Additional Readings:
Ali, M.Y. 1997. Fish, Water and People. Dhaka: University Press Ltd.
Sultana, P., P. Thompson, H. Ahmed and A. Hossain. 2005. Better Options for Integrated Floodplain Management in Bangladesh: Uptake Promotion Piloting of IFM Options: Narail Site. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Centre for Natural Resource Studies and WorldFish Center.
Thompson, P., P. Sultana and N. Islam. 2003. Lessons from Community-Based Management of Floodplain Fisheries in Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Management 69(3): 307-321.
Empowering Women Through Land Rights
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- Additional Readings:
Agarwal, B. 1994. A Field of One’s Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia. Cambridge University Press.
Gray, L. and M. Kevane. 1999. Diminished Access, Diverted Exclusion: Women and Land Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa. African Studies Review 42(2): 15-39.
CHAPTER 8: STRENGTHENING PROPERTY RIGHTS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION
Strengthening Property Rights for the Poor
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- Additional Readings:
Ghimire, K.B. (ed). 2003. Whose Land? Civil Society Perspectives on Land Reform and Rural Poverty Reduction. Rome: Popular Coalition to Reduce Hunger and Poverty, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.
Toulmin, C. and J. Quan (eds). 2000. Evolving Land Rights, Policy, and Tenure in Africa. London: Department for International Development, Natural Resources Institute, and International Institute for Environment and Development.
World Bank. 2003. Land Policies for Growth and Poverty Reduction: Policy Research Report. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
The Commons, Customary Law and Formalization of Land Tenure
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- Additional Readings:
Fitzpatrick, D. 2005. Best Practice Options for the Legal Recognition of Customary Tenure. Development and Change 36(3):449-475.
Alden Wily, L. 2003. Governance and Land Relations: A Review of Decentralisation of Land Administration and Management in Africa. IIED, London.
Alden Wily, L. 2006. Land Rights Reform and Governance in Africa. How to Make it Work in the 21st Century. UNDP, New York.
Alden Wily, L. 2005. Guidelines for Customary Land Securitization in Central Sudan, USAID/ USDA, Khartoum.
Innovations in Land Tenure Reform and Administration in Africa
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Augustinus, C. 2005. Innovations in Africa: Pro-Poor Land Approaches. Paper presented at the African Ministers Conference on Housing and Urban Development (AMCHUD), 31 January - 3 February, 2005, Durban, South Africa (unpublished).
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. 2005. Access to Rural Land and Land Administration after Violent Conflict. FAO Land Tenure Studies, Rome.
Fourie, C. 2001. Land and Property Registration at the Cross Roads: A Time for More Relevant Approaches. Habitat Debate 7(3):16.
Securing Dryland Resources for Multiple Users
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Juul, K., and C. Lund (eds). 2002. Negotiating Property in Africa. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Payne, G. (ed). 2002. Land, Rights and Innovation: Improving Tenure Security for the Urban Poor. London: ITDG.
Facilitating Collective Action
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- Additional Readings:
Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) Series, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Uphoff, N. 1991. Learning from Gal Oya: Possibilities for Participatory Development and Post-Newtonian Social Science. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Catalyzing Collective Action in Natural Resources Management
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Colfer, C.J. P. 2007. Simple Rules for Catalyzing Collective Action in Natural Resources Management Contexts. Indonesia: Center for International Forestry Research.
Collective Approaches for Facilitating Farmer Innovation
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See the publications available on the
Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis.
Using Games to Support Collective Action in the Real World
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Cardenas, J.C. 2009. Experiments in Environment and Development: Annual Review of Resource Economics. Vol. 1: 157-183
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Cardenas, J.C. and J. Carpenter. 2008. Behavioural Development Economics: Lessons from Field Labs in the Developing World. Journal of Development Studies. Vol. 44, No. 3 (March 2008): 337-364.
Holt, C. A. 2006. Markets, Games, and Strategic Behavior. Addison-Wesley.
Ostrom E. 2006. The Value-Added of Laboratory Experiments for the Study of Institutions and Common-Pool Resources. J. Econ. Behav. Organ. 61(2):149–63.
Planning Together for Sustainable Water Resources Management
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Barr, J.J.F, P-J. Dixon, M.M. Rahman, M.A. Islam, M.I. Zuberi, A.A. McGlynn, and G.P. Ghosh. 2000. A Participatory, Systems-Based, Process for Identification of Improved Natural Resources Management for Better Floodplain Livelihoods. Project Report of R6756. Newcastle, England: University of Newcastle, Centre for Land Use and Water Resources Research.
Edmunds, D. and E. Wollenberg. 2001. A Strategic Approach to Multistakeholder Negotiations. Development and Change 32(2): 231-53.
Krishna, A. and N. Uphoff. 1999. Mapping and Measuring Social Capital: A Conceptual and Empirical Study of Collective Action for Conserving Watersheds in Rajasthan, India. Social Capital Initiative Working Paper No. 13. Washington, D.C.: Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Network, World Bank.
Sultana, P. and S. Abeyasekera. 2008. Effectiveness of Participatory Planning for Community Management of Fisheries in Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Management 86(1): 201-213.
Empowering Communities to Co-Manage Watersheds: Forum for Citizen Action
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Candelo, C., L. Cantillo, J. Gonzalez, A.M. Roldan and N. Johnson. 2008. Empowering Communities to Comanage Natural Resources: Impacts of the Conversatorio de Acción Ciudadana. Paper presented at the Second International Forum on Water and Food, CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008.
- Additional Readings:
Beardon, H. 2008. Building Hope from Chaos: Culture, Politics and the Protection of the Colombian Pacific Mangroves. WWF-UK
Johnson, N., J. García, J.E. Rubiano, M. Quintero, R.D. Estrada, E. Mwangi, A. Peralta and S. Granados. 2007. Watershed Management and Poverty Alleviation in the Colombian Andes. Water Alternatives. 2(1): 34-52.