ABSTRACT
This chapter develops the theory of micro-governance within the community in the context of CBNRM, noting that the interactions between scale and participation are emphasised by key scholars like Ostrom and Murphree but otherwise generally ignored by scholars and practitioners. Elite capture is identified as a major impediment in the transition from extractive to inclusive governance, and social and economic progress. The chapter frames the design conditions for inclusive governance, and the process of implementing and protecting these conditions for CBNRM, drawing on Ostrom’s principles for effective common property regimes and Murphree’s CBNRM laws. However, the author recognises that CBNRM takes place in less than ideal conditions and reorganises Ostrom and Murphree’s principles to provide a conceptual model to guide the implementation of CBNRM.
