The promise of common pool resource theory and the reality of commons projects

Commons projects, such as community-based natural resource management, have widespread appeal, which has enabled them to shrug off a mixed performance in practice. This paper discusses how the theoretical assumptions of common pool resource (CPR) theory may have inadvertently contributed to the unfu...

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Main Author: Fred P. Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) 2014-08-01
Series:International Journal of the Commons
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Online Access:https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/477