Toward a political economy of the commons : simple rules for sustainability / Meina Cai, (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut), Ilia Murtazashvili, (Associate Professor of Public Policy, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh), Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, (Associate Professor of International Affairs, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, US), Raufhon Salahodjaev, (Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murtazashvili, Ilia, author.

Murtazashvili, Jennifer Brick, author.

Salahodjaev, Raufhon, author.

Cai, Meina, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

New thinking in political economy

New thinking in political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology--Economic aspects.

Ecology.

Environmental economics.

New institutionalism (Social sciences).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

"Since Garrett Hardin published The Tragedy of the Commons in 1968, critics have argued that population growth and capitalism contribute to overuse of natural resources and degradation of the global environment. They propose coercive, state-centric solutions. This book offers an alternative view. Employing insights from New Institutional Economics, the authors argue that property rights, competitive markets, polycentric political institutions, and social institutions such as trust, patience, and individualism enable society to conserve natural resources and mitigate harms to the global environment. The authors support their argument by considering several types of commons: forests, fisheries, minerals, and the global environment. The central lesson of these empirical studies is that following a simple set of rules - definition and enforcement of property rights in response to local conditions, creating and maintaining democracy at the local level, and establishing markets to allocate resources - improves ecological and environmental sustainability. This book will appeal to scholars of natural resources, economics, political science, and public policy as well as policymakers who are interested in environmental governance and the ways markets contribute to sustainability"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. The puzzle of the commons

2. The political economy of the commons

3. Governing forests

4. Governing fisheries

5. Governing minerals

6. Governing the global environment

7. Simple rules to manage the commons

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800374324 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.