IDRC personnel. Address on the evaluation of martial law in the Philippines - analyses the effects of martial law (e.g., lower crime rate, land reform, increased foreign investment, curtailment of civil liberties, higher cost of living, slow pace of social reform); discusses current events in the Philippines (e.g., political ideologycal trends, political power of the technocracy), and pressures that will probably lead to the lifting of martial law. Bibliographic notes.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1974Philippines
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Indonesia
While external forces can take many forms, such as the shock of a natural disaster which destroys productive assets, or the long-term ‘trend’ of consistently declining market prices which limits net incomes, the focus of this research is on the policy and institutional environment both within and outside the local community. The following village report examines linkages between micro-level livelihood realities and macro-level policy and institutional contexts. The project is based on a rural case study site of Saninten village in western Java, Indonesia.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2006Cambodia
Uncontrolled development was threatening to destroy the forest environment
and the traditional way of life of the hill people of Ratanakiri. Researchers
worked with the villagers to produce unique maps and resource use plans
that convinced the government of the people’s traditional resource use and
management rights, and eventually set an example for inclusion in new land
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2006Asia
This Working Paper reviews the literature on the equity implications of different arrangements of natural resource management. The focus is on gender, ethnic and economic differences in access to natural resources in Asia, where two-thirds of the world’s poor live. First, the importance of common pool resources for the poor, women and minority groups is set out along with the implications of reduced or lost access to these resources.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Vietnam
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2003Bangladesh
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002China
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Cambodia, Philippines
The study explores the relationship between decentralization and conflict, comparing two case studies in Cambodia and the Philippines. It addresses to what degree and in what ways decentralization influences conflicts that are related to natural resources management (NRM), especially where local institutions are often unrepresentative of, and unaccountable to local communities. In developing countries, the research indicates that sufficient time is an essential component for bringing about genuine and effective local governance, as well as being a means for averting conflict.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1977Malaysia
IDRC document. Monograph on land reform and land settlement in Malaysia - discusses policy formulation and legislation, land tenure, role of FELDA (Federal Land Development Authority); economic aspects, and political aspects of resettlement.
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