Unitary, federal and other kinds of goverment forms may influence the participation of local communities in the process of designing, implementing, and enforcing rules.
So, if federal goverments acknowledge better the particular features of the resources, is in these contries the resource management more eficient than in unitary states?
The history and traditions of a country have the potential to greatly influence the direction governments take in terms of resource management. Fiji is an excellent example, and there is a nice case study to be found here: Article Law, custom and community-based natural resource management ...
Nornally a federal structure gives more chances to go the own way a a central power reign. But in a long-term view the connection with the central power is a condition for sustainable continuation of such policy.
The acceptance and credibility of any kind of governance by the people is increased if the equitable distribution of natural resources is achieved, with the sustainable development of the management of those resources. This can be seen in the systems of governance in developing countries.
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