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dc.contributor.advisorFranks, Tom R.
dc.contributor.advisorMorvaridi, Behrooz
dc.contributor.authorBakare, Ibrahim A.O.*
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-01T16:27:41Z
dc.date.available2014-05-01T16:27:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/6293
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.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>.eng
dc.subjectAccessen_US
dc.subjectAgencyen_US
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectInstitutionsen_US
dc.subjectLivelihooden_US
dc.subjectParaticipationen_US
dc.subjectPoweren_US
dc.subjectResourcesen_US
dc.subjectNatural resources managementen_US
dc.subjectNiger Deltaen_US
dc.subjectSocio-cultural valuesen_US
dc.subjectEconomic valuesen_US
dc.titleGovernance, poverty and natural resources management. A case study of the Niger Deltaen_US
dc.type.qualificationleveldoctoralen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bradfordeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment Development and Economic Studiesen_US
dc.typeThesiseng
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_US
dc.date.awarded2012
refterms.dateFOA2018-07-19T11:21:41Z


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