Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation

Community-based natural resource management (CBRNM) aims to realize sustainable management of resources and improvements in livelihood. A central focus is the empowerment of indigenous and local communities through customary or devolved rights to c...

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Main Author: Smith, Graham
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/825381576560059543/Design-Matters-CBNRM-and-Democratic-Innovation
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spelling okr-10986-330802021-09-16T15:27:44Z Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation Smith, Graham COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNANCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PARTICIPATORY GOVERNMENT GOVERNANCE DEMOCRACY ACCOUNTABILITY PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING Community-based natural resource management (CBRNM) aims to realize sustainable management of resources and improvements in livelihood. A central focus is the empowerment of indigenous and local communities through customary or devolved rights to common pool resources. Less attention is given to the extent to which inclusive forms of governance are realized in CBNRM. Democratic innovations are institutions designed explicitly to increase and deepen citizen participation in political decision-making. A number of exemplary cases around the world provide evidence that it is possible to empower citizens in ways that are inclusive and achieve desirable outcomes such as redistribution, recognition of marginalized groups, and improved livelihoods. By clarifying elements of the design of democratic innovations - in particular goods, tasks, mechanisms, and co-design - it is possible to understand how effective forms of participatory governance can be crafted. With careful attention to the endogenous practices of indigenous and local communities and the governance structures imposed by public authorities, CBNRM practitioners can draw on these elements of democratic design to craft forms of inclusive participatory governance that promote sustainable management of resources and improve livelihoods. A program of collaboration between CBNRM and democratic innovations practitioners will contribute to improvements amongst both communities of practice and the communities they serve. 2019-12-23T20:57:59Z 2019-12-23T20:57:59Z 2019-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/825381576560059543/Design-Matters-CBNRM-and-Democratic-Innovation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33080 English Governance Discussion Paper,no. 3; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PARTICIPATORY GOVERNMENT
GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRACY
ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
spellingShingle COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL GOVERNANCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PARTICIPATORY GOVERNMENT
GOVERNANCE
DEMOCRACY
ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
Smith, Graham
Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation
relation Governance Discussion Paper,no. 3;
description Community-based natural resource management (CBRNM) aims to realize sustainable management of resources and improvements in livelihood. A central focus is the empowerment of indigenous and local communities through customary or devolved rights to common pool resources. Less attention is given to the extent to which inclusive forms of governance are realized in CBNRM. Democratic innovations are institutions designed explicitly to increase and deepen citizen participation in political decision-making. A number of exemplary cases around the world provide evidence that it is possible to empower citizens in ways that are inclusive and achieve desirable outcomes such as redistribution, recognition of marginalized groups, and improved livelihoods. By clarifying elements of the design of democratic innovations - in particular goods, tasks, mechanisms, and co-design - it is possible to understand how effective forms of participatory governance can be crafted. With careful attention to the endogenous practices of indigenous and local communities and the governance structures imposed by public authorities, CBNRM practitioners can draw on these elements of democratic design to craft forms of inclusive participatory governance that promote sustainable management of resources and improve livelihoods. A program of collaboration between CBNRM and democratic innovations practitioners will contribute to improvements amongst both communities of practice and the communities they serve.
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title Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation
title_short Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation
title_full Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation
title_fullStr Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation
title_full_unstemmed Design Matters : CBNRM and Democratic Innovation
title_sort design matters : cbnrm and democratic innovation
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/825381576560059543/Design-Matters-CBNRM-and-Democratic-Innovation
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