Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, land is a fundamental issue for economic development,
food security and poverty reduction1. Land is of crucial importance to the economies and …

While economic development has proven elusive in African pastoral systems, change is
pervasive. The majority of the Kajiado Maasai, for example, have endured marked declines …

In the developing world, traditional social networks of exchange and reciprocity are critical
components of household security, disaster relief, and social wellbeing especially in rural …

Abstract In East Africa, an estimated 70% of wildlife populations are dispersed outside
protected areas on community land. The way of life of the pastoralists, essentially support …

This paper suggests that explanations of property rights transformation need to move
beyond models of relative price change and state enforcement to include accounts that …

Integrated assessment seeks to combine models of the ecological as well as the social
system to allow different scenarios to be tested in terms of their likely impacts on ecological …

During the last decades, the boundaries between humanitarian aid and development on the
one side and security and physical force on the other side became increasingly permeable …

According to conventional wisdom, privatizing the commons will create wealth. Yet in cases
found throughout the developing world, privatizing the commons has destroyed wealth. To …

Over centuries, African pastoralist societies have crafted institutions that enable them to
survive in their harsh, semi-arid environment. Effectively managing communally held land …

This article explores the motivations underlying Maasai pastoralists' support for the
subdivision and parcellization of their collectively held group ranches, an outcome that is …