Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons

dc.contributor.authorBasurto, Xavieren_US
dc.contributor.authorOstrom, Elinoren_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-31T15:18:07Z
dc.date.available2009-07-31T15:18:07Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.date.submitted2008-11-20en_US
dc.date.submitted2008-11-20en_US
dc.description.abstract"To move beyond Hardins tragedy of the commons, it is fundamental to avoid falling into either of two analytical and policy traps: (1) deriving and recommending 'panaceas' or (2) asserting 'my case is unique.' We can move beyond both traps by self-consciously building diagnostic theory to help unpack and understand the complex interrelationship between social and biophysical factors at different levels of analysis. We need to look for commonalities and differences across studies. This understanding will be augmented if the rich detail produced from case studies is used together with theory to find patterned structures among cases. In this paper, we briefly illustrate important steps of how we can go about diagnosing the emergence and sustainability of self-organization in the fishing context of the Gulf of California, Mexico. By doing so, we are able to move away from the universality proposed by Hardin and understand how two out of three fisheries were able to successfully self-organize, and why one of them continues to be robust over time."en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/4506
dc.publisher.workingpaperseriesWorkshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Bloomingtonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesW08-25en_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectnatural resourcesen_US
dc.subjectfisheriesen_US
dc.subjectWorkshopen_US
dc.subjecttragedy of the commonsen_US
dc.subject.sectorGeneral & Multiple Resourcesen_US
dc.submitter.emailefcastle@indiana.eduen_US
dc.titleBeyond the Tragedy of the Commonsen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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