Local Governance Reforms in Latin America

2009 ◽  
pp. 77-125
Author(s):  
Norbert Kersting ◽  
Janice Caulfield ◽  
R. Andrew Nickson ◽  
Dele Olowu ◽  
Hellmut Wollmann
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Governance Reforms

Local Governance Reforms in Africa

2009 ◽  
pp. 127-165
Author(s):  
Norbert Kersting ◽  
Janice Caulfield ◽  
R. Andrew Nickson ◽  
Dele Olowu ◽  
Hellmut Wollmann
Keyword(s):  
Local Governance ◽  
Governance Reforms

Local Governance Reforms in Asia

2009 ◽  
pp. 167-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Kersting ◽  
Janice Caulfield ◽  
R. Andrew Nickson ◽  
Dele Olowu ◽  
Hellmut Wollmann
Keyword(s):  
Local Governance ◽  
Governance Reforms

Environmental Governance in Mexico: Two Case Studies of Oaxaca's Community Forest Sector

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSS E. MITCHELL
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Political Ecology ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ecological Democracy

This article recognises the paucity of scholarly work on environmental governance in Latin America. More specifically, it is hypothesised that community-based forest management in Mexico serves as an ideal case of ecologically beneficial and democratic decision-making, or ecological democracy. After introducing some of the relevant literature, this hypothesis is tested through a comparison of two indigenous forest-based communities in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte. Four key themes primarily emerged from semi-structured interviews, participant observation and other data collection techniques: local governance, equitable decision-making, forest management and environmental awareness. In comparing these two Mexican communities, this article aims to extend ideas of ecological democracy by linking empirical findings to political ecology theory and community forestry literature. While it is true that ecological democracy in Mexico has been facilitated under certain socio-cultural conditions, it is concluded that it can be simultaneously hindered. The empirical findings provide an analytical framework for subsequent research on ecological democracy in Latin America.

Recent and Past Governance Reforms in Latin America: What Can We Learn?

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-96
Author(s):  
Mauricio Olavarría-Gambi
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Governance Reforms
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