Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2018
Abstract
In 1965, the Commons Registration Act came into force in England and Wales. The Act led to the removal of the capacity of commoners to regulate the intensity of grazing via traditional legal means. From this policy shock a number of voluntary commons associations were formed. These voluntary groups relied on their members to agree upon how the commons should be managed. Using two-stage least squares regression analysis we find that commons governed by these associations are much more likely to produce sustainable grazing outcomes. These results are robust to the existence of a variety of controls, including overlapping institutional frameworks. Importantly, they highlight the ability of voluntary environmental organisations to deliver sustainable environmental outcomes.
Keywords
Commons, Environmental governance, Voluntary agreements, Non-state institutions
Discipline
Environmental Sciences | Urban Studies and Planning
Publication
Environmental and Resource Economics
Volume
73
Issue
1
First Page
51
Last Page
74
ISSN
0924-6460
Identifier
10.1007/s10640-018-0249-5
Publisher
Springer
Citation
LARCOM, Shaun and VAN GEVELT, Terry.
Do voluntary commons associations deliver sustainable grazing outcomes? An empirical study of England. (2018). Environmental and Resource Economics. 73, (1), 51-74.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/42
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-018-0249-5