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