Common Property Resources
Author : Fikret Berkes
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,19 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Aquatic resources
ISBN : 9781852932527
Pastoralism and Common Pool Resources
Author : Sandagsuren Undargaa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 1317537920
Book Description
The grazing of animals on common land and associated property rights were the original basis of the concept of "the tragedy of the commons". Drawing on the classic work of Elinor Ostrom and the readings of political ecology, this book questions the application of exclusive property rights to mobile pastoralism and rangeland resource governance. It argues that this approach inadequately represents property relations in the context of Mongolian pastoralism. The author presents an in-depth exploration and analysis of mobile pastoral production and resource management in Mongolia. The country is widely considered to be a prime example of successful and resilient common pool resource management, but now faces a dilemma as policy advocates attempt to adjust historical pastoralism to a modern property regime framework. The book strengthens understanding of the complex and multilateral considerations involved in natural resource governance and management in a mobile pastoralist context. It considers the implications for common pool resource management and pastoral societies in Africa, Russia and China and includes recommendations for formulating national policy.
Property Rights
Author : Terry L. Anderson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 17,27 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780691099989
Book Description
In the end, the book provides a fresh, comprehensive overview of an intriguing subject, accessible to anyone with a minimal background in economics. (An introductory chapter introduces the handful of assumptions embedded in the text's economics and law).
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Author : Jonathan M. Harris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 26,27 MB
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1315448513
Book Description
Harris and Roach present a compact and accessible presentation of the core environmental and resource topics and more, with analytical rigor as well as engaging examples and policy discussions. They take a broad approach to theoretical analysis, using both standard economic and ecological analyses, and developing these both from theoretical and practical points of view. It assumes a background in basic economics, but offers brief review sections on important micro and macroeconomic concepts, as well as appendices with more advanced and technical material. Extensive instructor and student support materials, including PowerPoint slides, data updates, and student exercises are provided.
Common Property Economics
Author : Glenn G. Stevenson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 1991-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521384419
Book Description
Common property economics defines and clarifies the theoretical distinction between open access and common property and empirically tests the adequacy of resource allocation under common property and empirically tests the property in comparison with private property. Group use of natural resources has often received the blame for overexploitation and mismanagement, whether of fisheries, grazing land, oil and gas pools, groundwater, or wildlife. In this book two types of group use are identified: open access and utilization without any controls on extraction rates, a situation in which resource overexploitation often occurs. In contrast, common property refers to the situation where the group controls the access to and extraction rates of the resource. The common property solutions differ from those associated with open access. The nonoptimality of open access is demonstrated with graphic, game theoretic, and mathematical models. The necessary and sufficient conditions for common property to overcome the difficulties of open access are examined. Stevenson discusses historical examples, the basis in legal concepts, the contrast with public goods, the formation, and the stability of common property. In a detailed, empirical study of alpine grazing in Switzerland, the author compares the performance of common property with that of private property. He also notes the similarity in structure between the Swiss grazing commons and the English open field system.
The Question of the Commons
Author : Bonnie J. McCay
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 20,51 MB
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 081654803X
Book Description
This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in "The Tragedy of the Commons" that common property is doomed to overexploitation in any society. This book represents the first cross-cultural test of Hardin's argument and argues that, while tragedies of the commons do occur under some circumstances, local institutions have proven resilient and responsive to the problems of communal resource use.
Governing the Commons
Author : Elinor Ostrom
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2015-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107569788
Book Description
Tackles one of the most enduring and contentious issues of positive political economy: common pool resource management.
The Drama of the Commons
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 24,74 MB
Release : 2002-02-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309169984
Book Description
The "tragedy of the commons" is a central concept in human ecology and the study of the environment. It has had tremendous value for stimulating research, but it only describes the reality of human-environment interactions in special situations. Research over the past thirty years has helped clarify how human motivations, rules governing access to resources, the structure of social organizations, and the resource systems themselves interact to determine whether or not the many dramas of the commons end happily. In this book, leaders in the field review the evidence from several disciplines and many lines of research and present a state-of-the-art assessment. They summarize lessons learned and identify the major challenges facing any system of governance for resource management. They also highlight the major challenges for the next decade: making knowledge development more systematic; understanding institutions dynamically; considering a broader range of resources (such as global and technological commons); and taking into account the effects of social and historical context. This book will be a valuable and accessible introduction to the field for students and a resource for advanced researchers.
Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics Revisited
Author : Chennat Gopalakrishnan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 29,75 MB
Release : 2017-12-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781138502451
Book Description
Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics Revisited is the first attempt to bring together a selection of classic papers in natural resource economics, alongside reflections by highly regarded professionals about how these papers have impacted the field. The seven papers included in this volume are grouped into five sections, representing the five core areas in natural resource economics: the intertemporal problem; externalities and market failure; property rights, institutions and public choice; the economics of exhaustible resources; and the economics of renewable resources. The seven papers are written by distinguished economists, five of them Nobelists. The papers, originally published between 1960 and 2000, addressed key issues in resource production, pricing, consumption, planning, management and policy. The original insights, fresh perspectives and bold vision embodied in these papers had a profound influence on the readership and they became classics in the field. This is the first attempt to publish original commentaries from a diverse group of scholars to identify, probe and analyse the ways in which these papers have impacted and shaped the discourse in natural resource economics. Although directed primarily at an academic audience, this book should also be of great appeal to researchers, policy analysts, and natural resource professionals, in general. This book was published as a series of symposia in the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research.
The Governance of Common Property Resources
Author : Edwin T. Haefele
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,55 MB
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135999813
Book Description
The contributors explore the decision-making processes that surround environmental issues and attempt to provide realistic models for making policy decisions. Originally published in 1975
