Action situations and rules analysis
| SN | Rule | Explanation of rule | Forest management | Agricultural development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Position rules | The roles and types of positions that participants can assume in an action situation | Decision-making positions in CFUG open to all community members Mandatory representation quota for women and disadvantaged Forest department officials prepare the plans which guide how much forest resources, esp. timber can be harvested Politicians have informal access | Farmers typically assume passive recipient role vis-à-vis agricultural extension workers Agricultural department workers position of authority with respect to rationing their services |
| 2 | Boundary rules | Rules for entry to and exit from a position in an action situation | Access to CFUG management positions by community consensus Forest department personnel posted for average tenure of 3 years | For marginal farmers, outmigration or local service sector jobs (scarce) Government personnel routine transfers |
| 3 | Scope rules | Designation of areas to which rules apply (Jurisdiction) | Community forestry rules apply to 34% of national forests Direct MoFSC administration over 49% of national forests Special protected forest rules apply to 17% of national forests | n/a |
| 4 | Choice rules | Actions participants may perform | CFUGs may decide on allowable cut, royalties, but in reality operational plans heavily influenced by MoFSC staff | Agricultural extension agents have broad latitude in deciding to whom to offer services Agricultural agents have no choice with regards to which services to provide |
| 5 | Information rules | Quantity and type of information available to participants | Little concrete information about forest inventory and condition | No information available to community members about available funds for agricultural extension activities |
| 6 | Payoff rules | Rewards and punishments, or costs and benefits obtained from sets of actions | Monitoring done by community Official sanctions against offenders light and unreliably (rarely) administered Social sanctions light for both elite offenders (because of status) and poor offenders (because of need) | For Agricultural department staff, less work pressure if they provide services to those expressing demand (better-off community members) than focusing on those who require more attention (the disadvantaged groups) |
| 7 | Aggregate rules and outcomes | Focus on subsistence-level extraction and conservation and rather than livelihoods generation Tendency for community members to illegally extract from government managed forests where enforcement is non-existent rather than CFUG managed forests No transformation of livelihood opportunities | Assistance provided to better off members using logic of convenience. High levels of dissatisfaction with agency |
| SN | Rule | Explanation of rule | Forest management | Agricultural development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Position rules | The roles and types of positions that participants can assume in an action situation | Decision-making positions in CFUG open to all community members | Farmers typically assume passive recipient role vis-à-vis agricultural extension workers |
| 2 | Boundary rules | Rules for entry to and exit from a position in an action situation | Access to CFUG management positions by community consensus | For marginal farmers, outmigration or local service sector jobs (scarce) |
| 3 | Scope rules | Designation of areas to which rules apply (Jurisdiction) | Community forestry rules apply to 34% of national forests | n/a |
| 4 | Choice rules | Actions participants may perform | CFUGs may decide on allowable cut, royalties, but in reality operational plans heavily influenced by MoFSC staff | Agricultural extension agents have broad latitude in deciding to whom to offer services |
| 5 | Information rules | Quantity and type of information available to participants | Little concrete information about forest inventory and condition | No information available to community members about available funds for agricultural extension activities |
| 6 | Payoff rules | Rewards and punishments, or costs and benefits obtained from sets of actions | Monitoring done by community | For Agricultural department staff, less work pressure if they provide services to those expressing demand (better-off community members) than focusing on those who require more attention (the disadvantaged groups) |
| 7 | Aggregate rules and outcomes | Focus on subsistence-level extraction and conservation and rather than livelihoods generation | Assistance provided to better off members using |
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