1992/08/01 by Edella Schlager, Elinor Ostrom, Элинор Остром · 8 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Environmental Science · #Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management #Economic and Environmental Valuation #Land Rights and Reforms
paper · doi:10.2307/3146375
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ABSTRACT. The term "common-property resource" is an example of a term repeatedly used to refer to property owned by a government or by no one. It is also used for property owned by a community of resource users. Such usage leads to confusion in scientific study and policy analysis. In this paper we develop a conceptual schema for arraying property-rights regimes that distinguishes among diverse bundles of rights ranging from authorized user, to claimant, to proprietor, and to owner. We apply this conceptual schema to analyze findings from a variety of empirical settings including the Maine lobster industry. I.