Private sector participation in natural resource management: what relevance in developing countries?

From: International Review of Environmental and ResourceEconomics | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

In this paper we are concerned with private sector participation in natural resource management in developing countries. The paper addresses both the establishment (or formalisation) of private property rights to natural resources, and the private markets in which such rights are exchanged. The paper examines a number of different natural resources: irrigation water, potable water, fisheries, and forest land. It is argued that private sector participation in natural resource management has the potential to secure significant environmental benefits, but that the ...

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