This study employs ethnographic research to investigate the extent to
which local governance affects both poverty and natural resources
management in the Delta region. The research develops a framework for
governance of natural resources to understand the daily practices of different
actors within the local context using informal observation and interviews.
In applying the framework, the study places emphasis on resources for
governance, actors¿ agency, arrangements of access to resources and
governance outcomes in the Delta region. Evidence from the study shows
that while the state and corporate actors only contextualise resources in
terms of economic value, local actors interprete resources beyond economic
value to incorporate symbolic and socio-culturally constructed values linked
with historic values. The study also identified relational, routine practices and
structural factors which differently shape actors¿ agency for resources
management. The context which shapes different arrangements of access to
local resources by actors varies. These arrangements are subject to
negotiation, power differences and socio-cultural factors. The findings related
to governance outcomes reveal both positive (favourable) and negative
(unfavourable) outcomes for the livelihood of different actors.
The study concludes by exploring implications for local governance in
order to address poverty and enhance optimal resource management in the
Delta region.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/6293 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Bakare, Ibrahim A.O. |
| Contributors | Franks, Tom R., Morvaridi, Behrooz |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Department Development and Economic Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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