An Upland Community in Transition : : Institutional Innovations for Sustainable Development in Rural Philippines / / Agnes C. Rola.

All over Southeast Asia, rural communities are in transition to a sustainable status. This book explores how an environmentally fragile upland community in rural Philippines coped with and responded to economic and environmental tensions brought about by a globalized economy and decentralization. Th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (260 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Appendix Tables
  • Figures
  • Acronyms
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. An Upland Community in Transition
  • 3. The Economy of an Upland Community
  • 4. Land Use and Labor Allocation
  • 5. Development Pathways of Upland Households 5
  • 6. Property Rights, Externalities, and Upland Sustainability
  • 7. Decentralization, Governance, and Natural Resource Management
  • 8. Towards A Sustainable Upland Community
  • 9. Conclusions, Recommendations, and Lessons Learned
  • Epilogue: Lantapan, circa 2010
  • About the Author