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Commons Problems, Collective Action and Efficiency

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The article explores three interrelated questions related to institutional design: the roles of states and communities in creating and maintaining institutions designed to resolve commons problems arising from the use of natural resource systems; the substantive content of such institutions with respect to allocative efficiency and equity; and effects on allocative efficiency of the interactive relationship between, on the one hand, institutions designed specifically to inhibit free-riding, and on the other, broader social arrangements such as marriage customs or membership in a community, which create expectations of stable, ongoing relations between parties across a number of issue areas.

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  • Sara Singleton, 1999. "Commons Problems, Collective Action and Efficiency," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 11(3), pages 367-391, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jothpo:v:11:y:1999:i:3:p:367-391
    DOI: 10.1177/0951692899011003006
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