Changing to Gray: Decentralization and the Emergence of Volatile Socio-Legal Configurations in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Decentralization's Effects on Educational Outcomes in Bolivia and Colombia (2008, unknown): “Other authors, such as Andersson (2004), Larson (2002), McCarthy (2004), and Nygren (2005), are more cautious, arguing broadly that decentralization is a complex, problematic phenomenon, but may ultimately have positive effects on local welfare.”
Can “fragile states” decide to reduce their deforestation? The inappropriate use of the theory of incentives with respect to the REDD mechanism (2012, background): “The inappropriate use of the cs (2011), doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2011.05.006 5 www.regjeringen.no/guyana. that many players exploit (McCarthy, 2004).”
Decentralization, forests and livelihoods: Theory and narrative (2007, background): “Ribot, 2002b). Decentralization reforms are not delivering on their objectives because, according to Ribot (2002b), they do not transfer sufficient power to local institutions and the latter often do not represent and are not accountable to local communities.”
Decentralized governance and environmental change: Local institutional moderation of deforestation in Bolivia (2007, background): “In Central Kalimantan of Indonesia, for example, McCarthy (2004) finds that decentralization has produced a race to the bottom in the forestry sector due to the ambiguity in rights and rules over forests, which have shortened actors’ time horizons and led them to a “race to make the most of current…”