Some of the most important impacts of global climate change will be felt among the
populations, predominantly in develo** countries, referred to as “subsistence” or …

It would be no exaggeration to say that the study of forests as commons has been central to
the development of scholarship on common property. Equally certainly, the interest in forests …

This book analyzes the impact food aid programmes have had over the past fifty years,
assessing the current situation as well as future prospects. Issues such as political …

This paper presents comparative qualitative and quantitative evidence from rural Kenya and
Madagascar in an attempt to untangle the causality behind persistent poverty. We find …

This paper contributes to a growing literature on the commons that examines the
relationship between inequality and commons outcomes. Our analysis of evidence on forest …

In the pastoral and agropastoral systems of east Africa's arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL),
climatic shocks, price volatility, dis-ease outbreaks, and widespread violence beget frequent …

Pastoralists' role in contemporary Africa typically goes underappreciated and misunderstood
by development agencies, external observers, and policymakers. Yet, arid and semi-arid …

An understanding of the extent of land degradation and recovery is necessary to guide land‐
use policy and management, yet currently available land‐quality assessments are widely …

Simulation methods are revolutionizing the practice of applied economic analysis. This
volume collects eighteen chapters written by leading researchers from prestigious research …

Food aid today is widely–and accurately–considered an instrument for addressing acute
and chronic food insecurity in low-income communities. Although the main food aid …