Institutional Choice, or a Process of Struggle? A Case Study of Forest Co-Management in Mexico

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Type:	Conference Paper
Author:	Klooster, Dan
Conference:	Crossing Boundaries, the Seventh Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property
Location:	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Conf. Date:	June 10-14
Date:	1998
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1064
Sector:	Forestry
Region:	Central America & Caribbean
Subject(s):	IASC forest management institutional design rational choice theory community forestry--case studies timber landscape change
Abstract:	"Change in the commons is poorly understood. After considering developments of theory on common pool resource management, this essay analyzes a comparative case study of community forestry in Mexico. It contrasts a community suffering from corruption in the logging business and timber smuggling with a set of forestry communities having institutions able to control these issues. A discussion assesses the utility of institutional choice models for change in the commons, and draws out implications for theory building and analysis."

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