The Effects of Stakeholder Participation on Local Development: The Logging Process in Mongala Province, The Democratic Republic of Congo

THIS BOOK is an analysis of stakeholder participation and its impact on local development with focus on the logging process. The investigation on the reasons the riparian communities do not benefit from the logging through the participatory approach as promoted by the DRC Forest Code is the focus of this study. Many scholars explored the usefulness and limitation of participation, but little has been said about the dominance and power relations concerning the concept. Therefore, this volume investigates on ways and reasons that stakeholders used, and it seeks to determine whether participation could be a solution for Mongala province in the context of logging process. Using data from original empirical fieldwork, the book focuses on the case studies of three logging companies established in Lisala Territory from 2011 to 2016. This study argues that the logging company as a powerful stakeholder purports the logging process in Mongala Province to be an active participation of all stakeholders for the local development. However, the volume shows that the notion of participation is not applied due to the dominance and control of the powerful stakeholders over the whole logging process in detriment of the local communities' benefit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1471750337
• ISBN13: 9781471750335
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"