Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges

This article investigates natural resource endowment and good governance, and the extent to which these two variables impact sustainable livelihoods in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries. This study draws heavily from secondary data. The findings revealed that countries h...

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Main Authors: Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin, Siwar, Chamhuri
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Language:English
Published: The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) 2011
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spelling iium-88422012-03-14T01:45:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8842/ Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin Siwar, Chamhuri GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H10 Societies HB846 Welfare theory HM831 Social change JA Political science (General) This article investigates natural resource endowment and good governance, and the extent to which these two variables impact sustainable livelihoods in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries. This study draws heavily from secondary data. The findings revealed that countries having better scores in good governance performed better in more than one of the selected livelihood indicators. Performances in the selected indicators for sustainable livelihoods and good governance vary markedly among the countries, which underscores the need to intensify the existing collaboration. The study has proposed a collaboration model that is all-inclusive seeking to enhance development collaboration among the OIC countries. The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) 2011-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8842/1/Linking_Sustainable_Livelihoods_to_Natural_Resources_and.pdf Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin and Siwar, Chamhuri (2011) Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges. Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, 32 (2). pp. 97-123. ISSN 1308-7800 http://www.sesric.org/publications-jecd.php
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topic GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
H10 Societies
HB846 Welfare theory
HM831 Social change
JA Political science (General)
spellingShingle GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
H10 Societies
HB846 Welfare theory
HM831 Social change
JA Political science (General)
Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin
Siwar, Chamhuri
Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges
description This article investigates natural resource endowment and good governance, and the extent to which these two variables impact sustainable livelihoods in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries. This study draws heavily from secondary data. The findings revealed that countries having better scores in good governance performed better in more than one of the selected livelihood indicators. Performances in the selected indicators for sustainable livelihoods and good governance vary markedly among the countries, which underscores the need to intensify the existing collaboration. The study has proposed a collaboration model that is all-inclusive seeking to enhance development collaboration among the OIC countries.
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author Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin
Siwar, Chamhuri
author_facet Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin
Siwar, Chamhuri
author_sort Abdulai, Abdul-Mumin
title Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges
title_short Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges
title_full Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges
title_fullStr Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in OIC countries: prospects and challenges
title_sort linking sustainable livelihoods to natural resources and governance in oic countries: prospects and challenges
publisher The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/8842/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8842/1/Linking_Sustainable_Livelihoods_to_Natural_Resources_and.pdf
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