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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Main Authors: Gun Lidestav, Mahesh Poudyal, Eva Holmgren, Carina Keskitalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services) 2013-02-01
Series:International Journal of the Commons
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Online Access:https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/323
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spelling 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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author Gun Lidestav
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Eva Holmgren
Carina Keskitalo
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Mahesh Poudyal
Eva Holmgren
Carina Keskitalo
Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
International Journal of the Commons
community-based resource management
forest policy
resource governance
author_facet Gun Lidestav
Mahesh Poudyal
Eva Holmgren
Carina Keskitalo
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title Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
title_short Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
title_full Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
title_fullStr Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
title_full_unstemmed Shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in Swedish forest commons
title_sort shareholder perceptions of individual and common benefits in swedish forest commons
publisher Utrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)
series International Journal of the Commons
issn 1875-0281
publishDate 2013-02-01
description 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.
topic community-based resource management
forest policy
resource governance
url https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/323
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