What Are Common-Pool Resources? Definitions and Key Examples

Discover how common-pool resources, like forests and fisheries, are shared goods prone to overuse. Learn their economic impact and strategies to manage the 'tragedy of the commons.' ...
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Common-pool resource management

Common-pool resources, such as local forests, are often at risk of overuse, but community monitoring can help mitigate overuse, according to a collection of articles in the Sustaining the Commons: ...
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Potentials and Constraints of Common Pasture Use – Field Experiments on Common Pool Resource Management in Azerbaijan and Georgia

International Journal of the Commons, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2020), pp. 225-244 (20 pages) Grazing livestock on commonly managed pastures is a widespread practice in post-socialist countries such as ...
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Editorial: Introducing “Transformation in Common-Pool Resources Management in Central Asia”

Bichsel, C., G. Fokou, A. Ibraimova, U. Kasymov, B. Steimann, and S. Thieme. 2010. “Natural resource institutions in transformation: The tragedy and glory of the ...
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The cultural evolution of collective property rights

Common pool resources comprise around 65 percent of Earth's surface and vast tracts of the ocean. While examples of successful governance of these resources exist, the circumstances and mechanisms ...