Beyond Proprietorship. Murphree's Laws on Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

J. M. Manjengwa

ISBN 10: 1779220723 / ISBN 13: 9781779220721

Published by Weaver Press, 2009

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Dr. Marshall Murphree is a prominent scholar in the ˙elds of common property theory, rural development, and natural resource management. After graduating from the London School of Economics with a doctorate in social anthropology, he returned home to Zimbabwe to work as a missionary before joining the University of Zimbabwe, where he became director, and subsequently Professor Emeritus, of the Centre for Applied Social Sciences. Beyond Proprietorship presents a range of contributions to the May 2007 conference held to honour Murphree's work, and it conveys his central concerns of equality and fairness. The focus is on marginalised people living in poor and remote regions of Zimbabwe, but also includes important discussions about the policy implications of regional tenure regimes, and the place of local resource management in global conservation politics. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the recent history and experience of remote area development, semi-arid agriculture, conservation, and wildlife utilisation in southern Africa. Seller Inventory # 9781779220721

Synopsis:

Dr. Marshall Murphree is a prominent scholar in the ˙elds of common property theory, rural development, and natural resource management. After graduating from the London School of Economics with a doctorate in social anthropology, he returned home to Zimbabwe to work as a missionary before joining the University of Zimbabwe, where he became director, and subsequently Professor Emeritus, of the Centre for Applied Social Sciences. Beyond Proprietorship presents a range of contributions to the May 2007 conference held to honour Murphree's work, and it conveys his central concerns of equality and fairness. The focus is on marginalised people living in poor and remote regions of Zimbabwe, but also includes important discussions about the policy implications of regional tenure regimes, and the place of local resource management in global conservation politics. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the recent history and experience of remote area development, semi-arid agriculture, conservation, and wildlife utilisation in southern Africa.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beyond Proprietorship. Murphree's Laws on ...
Publisher: Weaver Press
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu