The politics of possession : property, authority and access to natural resources /

The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Includes some of the latest theoretical work on...

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Other Authors:	Sikor, Thomas, Lund, Christian
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Series:	Development and change (Unnumbered)
Subjects:	Natural resources > Political aspects. Right of property. natuurlijke hulpbronnen natural resources bezitting possession eigendom ownership economie economics autoriteit authority recht law politiek politics grondrechten land rights Natural Resource Economics Political Science(General) Economie van natuurlijke hulpbronnen Politieke wetenschappen (algemeen) Electronic books.
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Summary:	The Politics of Possession investigates how struggles over access to resources and political power constitute property and authority recursively. Such dynamics are integral to state formation in societies characterized by normative and legal pluralism. Includes some of the latest theoretical work on the dynamics of access and property and how they are joined to questions of power and authorityExplores how access to resources is often contested and rife with conflict, particularly in post-colonial and post-socialist countriesOffers a thought-provoking approach to the study of everyday processes.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 213 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781444322903 1444322907 9781444322910 1444322915 1282483390 9781282483392