When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)

When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)

In the 19th century, the Spanish government, led by a liberal political project, put up for sale the common properties of villages, and deprived local village authorities of their capacities, powers and laws to manage common woodlands, which were passed to the Forestry Service. This paper, based on...

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Main Author: José A Serrano Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of the Commons
Subjects:
collective action
collectivism
commons
liberalism
spain
Online Access:https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/389
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spelling doaj-31ce5e498fc242978b26a59dfd944ac92020-11-25T02:41:31ZengUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)International Journal of the Commons1875-02812014-03-018110713310.18352/ijc.389201When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)José A Serrano Alvarez0Open University of CataloniaIn the 19th century, the Spanish government, led by a liberal political project, put up for sale the common properties of villages, and deprived local village authorities of their capacities, powers and laws to manage common woodlands, which were passed to the Forestry Service. This paper, based on Ostrom’s hypothesis that state intervention can have negative consequences for the conservation of common resources, is a case study of what happened in the province of León. It is shown that, although the conservation of common resources was endangered because those who were more directly concerned with protecting them were deprived of the means to do so, peasant communities staunchly defended the commons by maintaining traditional practices and uses in their commons.https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/389collective actioncollectivismcommonsliberalismspain
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When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)
International Journal of the Commons
collective action
collectivism
commons
liberalism
spain
author_facet José A Serrano Alvarez
author_sort José A Serrano Alvarez
title When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)
title_short When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)
title_full When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)
title_fullStr When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)
title_full_unstemmed When the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest Spain (1850–1936)
title_sort when the enemy is the state: common lands management in northwest spain (1850–1936)
publisher Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)
series International Journal of the Commons
issn 1875-0281
publishDate 2014-03-01
description In the 19th century, the Spanish government, led by a liberal political project, put up for sale the common properties of villages, and deprived local village authorities of their capacities, powers and laws to manage common woodlands, which were passed to the Forestry Service. This paper, based on Ostrom’s hypothesis that state intervention can have negative consequences for the conservation of common resources, is a case study of what happened in the province of León. It is shown that, although the conservation of common resources was endangered because those who were more directly concerned with protecting them were deprived of the means to do so, peasant communities staunchly defended the commons by maintaining traditional practices and uses in their commons.
topic collective action
collectivism
commons
liberalism
spain
url https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/389
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