Anatomy of forest-related corruption in Tanzania: theoretical perspectives, empirical explanations, and policy implications
The majority of studies on natural resources management in both developed and developing countries are silent on the issue of analysis of corruption - or they treat it tangentially, as an annoying anomaly, or simply deviance from the rules. As a result, the issue has hardly been subjected to in-dept...
| Published in: | Journal of global ethics |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal of global ethics
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| Further subjects: | B
Collective Action
B Corruption B participatory forest management B Tanzania B principal-agent |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | The majority of studies on natural resources management in both developed and developing countries are silent on the issue of analysis of corruption - or they treat it tangentially, as an annoying anomaly, or simply deviance from the rules. As a result, the issue has hardly been subjected to in-depth characterisation or reforms. This study employed and integrated mainstream principal-agent theory and more recently developed collective action theory to enhance our understanding - in different but complementary ways − of the socio-political underpinnings of corruption. A supposed ‘best case’ participatory forest management scheme in Tanzania reveals significant forest-related corrupt undertakings, which led to forest encroachment in the form of charcoal and timber exploitation. The findings point to contextual grounds for corruption, namely: undermined assumptions of the mainstream principal-agent institutions; the presence of alternative informal principal-agent institutions; the presence of immediate and substantial benefits that flow to such alternative institutions; and the huge market demands for their forest products and services. Through such a nuanced approach that blends the two above-mentioned theories in meaningful ways, more appropriate options for policy formulation and implementation are proposed. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-9634 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of global ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17449626.2017.1373373 |