From land management to water rights, this volume looks at the current status of Common Property Resources, or CPRs, in South Asia. Developed countries, have managed to establish well-defined property rights over numerous resources and in some instances extended non-exclusionary rights over privately owned resources over an extended period of time. In the developing world, however, the share of community property is extensive, either as a response to an expanding market or because the exposure to markets in still in its nascent stage. This coupled with the demands of globalization, has led to the co-existence of both community ownership of resources as well as an evolving private property rights market. This tension between public versus private ownership rights is particularly relevant in the developing countries of South Asia, not only because of its shared history but also because of its resources frequently cross national boundaries. This book tells the story of CPRs and the commons in a rapidly changing South Asia. Including contributions from those working with natural resources in Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the papers discuss issues such as equity in distribution; efficiency and productivity of resources; sustainability of resources; and institutional transition and governance.
Author(s): Rucha Ghate, Narpat Jodha, Pranab Mukhopadhyay
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 368
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 11
List of Contributors......Page 15
Introduction......Page 16
Part I: Issues and Challenges......Page 32
1. Common Property Resources: Economic Analytics......Page 34
2. Some Places Again: A 'Restricted' Revisit to Dry Regions of India......Page 66
3. Decentralization, Devolution, and Collective Action—A Review of International Experience......Page 85
Part II: Evolution and Transitions......Page 112
4. Does Afforestation Ensure Sustainability? A Study of the Haors of Bangladesh......Page 114
5. A Tale of Three Villages: Practised Forestry in India......Page 137
6. The Stake-Net Fishery Association of Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka: Why Has It Survived over 250 Years and Will It Survive another 100 Years?......Page 159
7. Transaction Costs and Institutional Innovation: Sustainability of Tank Aquaculture in Sri Lanka......Page 180
8. Irrigation Management—Does Bottom Up Work Better than Top Down in Sri Lanka?......Page 206
Part III: Livelihoods and Distribution......Page 226
9. Heterogeneity, Commons, and Privatization: Agrarian Institutional Change in Goa......Page 228
10. Is Cooperation Costly with Diverse Economic Agents?......Page 253
11. Who Pays for Conservation: Evidence from Forestry in Nepal......Page 275
12. Community Tanks vs Private Wells: Coping Strategies and Sustainability Issues in South India......Page 298
Part IV: Statutory and Customary Law......Page 320
13. Tradition and Sovereignty: Conflicts over the Forests of Dir-Kohistan......Page 322
14. Is the State Passé? Competing Domains in Forestry in Orissa......Page 345
15. Efficiency and Low Costs Under Non-Limiting Supply Conditions in Bhutan......Page 367
16. So Far So Good: Next Steps in Community Forestry......Page 385
B......Page 406
C......Page 407
D......Page 408
F......Page 409
I......Page 410
N......Page 412
O......Page 413
R......Page 414
S......Page 415
W......Page 416
Z......Page 417
