The Economics of Transnational Commons (Hardcover, New)

Transnational commons, cross-border areas without well-defined property rights, have long been ignored in 'official' development economics. This volume redresses the balance by adopting an environmental approach which stresses the importance of shared natural resources and the links between acute poverty and environmental degradation. The Economics of Transnational Commons draws together eminent contributors from fields as diverse as law, population studies, social anthropology, biological sciences, and economics, to present authoritative accounts that combine empirical case-studies with rigorous theoretical foundations. Despite the milti-disciplinary approach, the main focus of the articles is the same: that the reciprocal externalities and problems of free-riding created by any common resource are complicated in the case of transnational commons by difficulties in monitoring, enforcement, and unequal access to information. Often using theories of negotiation taken from game theory, the studies then suggest possible solutions, both at an institutional and educational level. In order to make these materials suitable for teaching purposes, the authors have been encouraged to survey their topics rather than present their most recent findings. A companion publication, The Environment and Emerging Development Issues Volumes 1-11 (edited by Dasgupta and Mahler), deals with national environmental issues.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	WIDER Studies in Development Economics
Release date:	December 1997
First published:	February 1998
Editors:	Partha Dasgupta (Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics) • Karl-Goeran Maler (Director) • Alessandro Vercelli (Professor of Economics)
Dimensions:	244 x 163 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-829220-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-829220-1
Barcode:	9780198292203

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