from No. 169, 1992
D.D. Gow
This article in the Unasylva issue on sustainability addressed social concerns that are prominent today – people’s involvement in forest management, clear property rights and the importance of forests to the poorest groups of people.
David D. Gow was in the Planning and Institutions Service of the FAO Forestry Department when this article was written and with the World Resources Institute in Washington, DC, United States when it was published. He is currently Professor of International Affairs and Anthropology and Director of the International Development Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC.