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Representation without accountability in forestry: experiences from the Social Responsibility Agreement in Ghana

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  • Agyei, Frank Kwaku
  • Adjei, Prince Osei-Wusu

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Emerging forest policy initiatives aim to strengthen community engagement in forest governance by implementing interventions through democratic institutions. In Ghana, the Social Responsibility Agreement (SRA) is a forest management scheme that entails devolution of decision-making powers on benefit sharing from commercial logging to local authorities to represent local interest. This paper explores how democratic representation is manifested under the choice of local leaders in the context of the SRA by focusing on: choice of local leaders, responsiveness (how represented and desired interests compare), and accountability (feedback and sanction mechanisms).

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  • Agyei, Frank Kwaku & Adjei, Prince Osei-Wusu, 2017. "Representation without accountability in forestry: experiences from the Social Responsibility Agreement in Ghana," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 34-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:80:y:2017:i:c:p:34-43
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2017.03.003
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