Download or read book A New Constitutional Economic Approach to the Organization of Community Forestry Enterprises written by Dora Carias Vega and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests play a vital role in the livelihood and socio-cultural systems of hundreds of millions of people around the world. They have been the subject of ever changing managerial approaches derived from distinct conceptions of what role the state, local communities and individuals should play in their use and conservation. Community-forestry enterprises (CFEs) have been proposed as an innovative business model that can democratize forest governance and involve forest-farm producers in decision-making processes about forest resources. The ultimate aim is to develop forest-farm landscapes reflecting multiple stakeholder interests. The purpose of this thesis is to understand the organization and functioning of these unique enterprises through the use of new institutional economic (NIE) theory of the firm. The research found that lowering information costs between CFEs and their transacting partners can improve trading relationships. The results of this research have implications for policymakers and practitioners.