Balancing Accuracy and Meaning in Common-Pool Resource Theory

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/3016
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Cox, Michael
Journal:	Ecology and Society
Volume:	13
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Date:	2008
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/3016
Sector:	Social Organization
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Subject(s):	common pool resources complexity institutional analysis scale
Abstract:	"Common-pool resources are managed in complex environments that are amenable to understanding, analysis, and management at multiple levels. This paper develops a heuristic criterion to identify the costs and benefits of adopting various levels of analysis when constructing theory for common-pool resource management. It argues that there is no single optimal level for such analysis. Instead, a trade-off is posed where theories at higher levels tend to be more accurate but less meaningful than theories at lower levels."

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