Can decentralization in certain circumstances undermine and distort customary social interactions?
In certain cases, the objectives of decentralization policies cannot be achieved because the process will be co-opted by the “neo-traditional elite”. The new local elite use decentralization to reinforce their power at the expense of the real users and those most dependent upon forest resources (Abdoul 1996). This is a serious shortcoming which can only be redressed by innovative and judicious ways to appropriately integrate locally accountable institutions into the decentralization process (Ribot 1995; Ribot 1996).
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