
A Natural Resources Policy Consultative Group for Africa #5
Derick W. Brinkerhoff and Peter G. Veiti
Governance systems influence how societies and economies progress and prosper. It defines the ground rules for
interaction between government, civil society, and the private sector. Although the relations between governace and
environmental issues are complex and difficult to generalize, evidence incrasingly suggests links between democratic
governance and sound natural resource management. This paper concludes with some suggestions for donor agencies
and NGOs on how to capitalize on these linkages and thus increase the effective use and impact or of their resources.
June 1999 / 8 pages
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