Peter J. S. Jones: Assess governance structures Researcher on natural resource governance approaches, University College London (scientificamerican.com)
As Thijs Van de Graaf, one of the study's coauthors, explains: «Some supporters of the EITI have hailed transparency as the magic bullet to bring about good resource governance and sustainable development in resource - rich countries. (sciencedaily.com)
Humans» ability to prevent local environmental degradation hinges to a large extent on cooperation and other «pro-social» behaviors, while «anti-sociality» (such as conflict) is widely considered counterproductive to sustainable resource governance. (aaas.org)