This paper focuses on the interactions between local communities having at least some degree of informal claims over natural resources and external agents, particularly firms interested in commercial resource exploitation. The paper makes three contributions to the existing literature. First,...

This paper focuses on the interactions between local communities having at least some degree of informal claims over natural resources and external agents, particularly firms interested in commercial resource exploitation. The paper makes three contributions to the existing literature. First,...

Payments for environmental services (PES) are an innovative approach to conservation that has been applied increasingly often in both developed and developing countries. To date, however, few efforts have been made to systematically compare PES experiences. Drawing on the wealth of case studies...

Main description: Der vorliegende Sammelband enthält Referate, die auf der Jahrestagung 2003 des Ausschusses für Entwicklungsländer des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Hamburg gehalten wurden. -- Im Mittelpunkt steht die Beurteilung der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ). Einen ersten Schwerpunkt...