Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2003
Document Number
Research Paper #2003-8
Abstract
The main objective of the study is to determine which socio-economic factors affect levels of individual participation in the “Ludi-damgade” community forest. The empirical evidence for participation as a function of social status is obtained by using an ordered probit model. The model also estimates the marginal effects of socio-economic factors on different levels of participation suggesting how per unit change in such socioeconomic characters affects the level of participation. Results from the two-stage least squares model also verify that participation in forest management determines the level of benefits received from the community forest. The study suggests that participation in common property resource management is based on the socio-economic profile of an individual and the level of participation is determined by the benefits obtained from the forest. The empirical results are expected to aid policy makers in empowering people of lower socio-economic status to understand the importance of community forest management in order to have equal distribution of benefits accrued by community forest.
Digital Commons Citation
Maskey, Vishakha; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; and Dalton, Timothy J., "A Survey Analysis of Participation in a Community Forest Management in Nepal" (2003). Regional Research Institute Working Papers. 127.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/rri_pubs/127