McCarthy, Nancy; Kamara, Abdul B.; Kirk, Michael - In: Journal of African Economies 12 (2003) 2, pp. 236-270
The semi-arid and arid rangelands of Sub-Saharan Africa are characterised by high variability and by heavy reliance of herders on access to common resources, predominantly pasture and water. In these systems, the capacity of the community to co-operate over resource management is critical and...