Devolution of forest-related rights: Comparative analyses of six developing countries

The objectives of this study were to 1) analyse the contents and extent of forest-related rights that can be devolved to the local level according to the prevailing legal frameworks in six developing countries, 2) to develop an empirical typology that represents the main types of devolution, and 3) to compare the cases against a theoretical ideal type to assess in what way and to what extent the cases are similar to or differ from the theoretical construct.