This volume develops the rich conceptual and empirical content of
public-private relationships, increasingly acknowledged as the
dominant realm of natural resource governance. Ten wonderful
studies from around the world illuminate opportunities for
advancing the theory, analysis and effective formation of
sustainable systems of resource use. The book is excellent for
courses in governance and public policy in any resource and
environmental field. JEFF ROMM, PROFESSOR FOR RESOURCE POLICY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, US The book addresses the
theoretically and politically most important division of social
organization into public and private. The authors bring an
exciting, multidisciplinary perspective to bear on changing and
multiple publics and the strength of relationships connecting these
two spheres in rural development and natural resource governance.
The contributions range from consumer health and food safety, soil
science, forestry and water management to sociological and economic
aspects of natural resource property and governance. FRANZ VON
BENDA-BECKMANN, MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY,
GERMANY Natural resources have historically been considered as
being governed in public or private spheres - that is, by the state
on behalf of the people, or by companies or individuals driven by
the market. This dichotomy between private and public is now
recognized as overly simplistic, and it is clear that publics and
privates operate at a range of levels and with differing degrees of
separation or overlap. Bringing together a group of internationally
respected researchers, this book provides a new perspective on
prominent issues in resource governance, including the state, NGOs,
civil society, communities, participation, devolution,
privatization and hybrid institutions, highlighting the
three-dimensional nature of relations between public and private .
It builds on empirical analyses from six fields of natural resource
governance - agri-environment, biodiversity, bioenergy, food
quality and safety, forestry and rural water - and employs a
comparative approach that goes beyond the specifi cities of
individual policy fields, recognizing shared elements and allowing
for a greater understanding of the dynamics underlying governance
processes. Introductions to the volume and to each section
summarize the key debates and highlight linkages between chapters.
This is essential reading for academics, students and policy
experts in natural resource governance, development and
environmental policy.
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