Common property theory and resource governance institutions: Strengthening explanations of multiple outcomes

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-210

  Agrawal, Arun ^a   Benson, Catherine Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

commons theory; fisheries commons; irrigation commons; multiple outcomes; pastoral commons; trade offs

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY; COMMONS THEORY; IRRIGATION WATERS; MULTIPLE OUTCOMES; PASTORAL COMMONS; PASTURE LANDS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFFS;

FISHERIES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COMMON FISHERIES POLICY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 79958812228     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892910000925     Document Type: Article

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