Waiting for Democracy

The Politics of Choice in Natural Resource Decentralisation

This report was published by the World Resources Institute in 2004 / Reference: ISBN 1-56973-564-6.

Author: Jessie C. Ribot

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The main sections include:

• Introduction - Democracy and Natural Resources
• Theoretical Foundation of Decentralization’s Potential Environmental Benefits
• Local Accountability - Institutional Choices in Practice
• Responsiveness of Local - Institutions - Power and Capacity
• Lessons Learned
• Recommendations

This document is also available in French: Dans l'attente de la Démocratie : La Politique des Choix dans la Décentralisation de la Gestion des Ressources Naturelles

The cover image was designed by the author and painted by the Senegalese reverse glass-painting artist Mor Gueye.