Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
In the period 1861 to 1918, thirty-three commons were established in Northern Sweden. This was linked to the finalisation of the Great Redistribution of Forest Holdings in Dalarna and the delimitation process in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. They were intended to serve as an instrument for improved a...
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doaj-88bf0b2e396d42289b0df344138f5e6c2020-11-25T03:05:53ZengUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)International Journal of the Commons1875-02812013-02-017116418210.18352/ijc.323166Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commonsGun Lidestav0Mahesh Poudyal1Eva Holmgren2Carina Keskitalo3Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesDepartment of Forest Resource Management Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) 901 83, Umeå SWEDEN Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Umeå University, SwedenIn the period 1861 to 1918, thirty-three commons were established in Northern Sweden. This was linked to the finalisation of the Great Redistribution of Forest Holdings in Dalarna and the delimitation process in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. They were intended to serve as an instrument for improved and sustained forest production, the viability of farmers and the liveability of the rural communities in the areas where they were established. The aim of this paper is to describe the results of a study examining how three of these forest commons, one from each region, have benefitted the local shareholders and their community. The perceptions among forest common shareholders were assessed using a questionnaire. The study also assessed economic impact on shareholders in terms of extent and use of the dividend from each of the commons for the period 1958-2007, highlighting the extent of the economic support to individual shareholders and to the local community. Results reveal large differences between the three cases; there was a positive correlation between the extent of the economic support and contentment among the shareholders.https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/323community-based resource managementforest policyresource governance |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons |
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shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in swedish forest commons |
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In the period 1861 to 1918, thirty-three commons were established in Northern Sweden. This was linked to the finalisation of the Great Redistribution of Forest Holdings in Dalarna and the delimitation process in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. They were intended to serve as an instrument for improved and sustained forest production, the viability of farmers and the liveability of the rural communities in the areas where they were established. The aim of this paper is to describe the results of a study examining how three of these forest commons, one from each region, have benefitted the local shareholders and their community. The perceptions among forest common shareholders were assessed using a questionnaire. The study also assessed economic impact on shareholders in terms of extent and use of the dividend from each of the commons for the period 1958-2007, highlighting the extent of the economic support to individual shareholders and to the local community. Results reveal large differences between the three cases; there was a positive correlation between the extent of the economic support and contentment among the shareholders. |
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community-based resource management forest policy resource governance |
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