Local Commons and Global Interdependence
Edited by:
- Robert O Keohane - Princeton University, USA
- Elinor Ostrom - Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
January 1995 | 272 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Local Commons and Global Interdependence explores the conditions for and possibilities of reaching such agreements. It develops a theoretical understanding of cooperation and discord at local and global levels, focussing on two of the key variables that affect outcomes: the number of actors and the degree of heterogeneity between them. This volume provides a broad-ranging introduction to the theory and theoretical issues involved, combining this with a detailed review of research evidence on how agreements to cooperate are established and maintained.
Robert O Keohane and Elinor Ostrom
Introduction
PART ONE: THEORETICAL PUZZLES
Oran R Young
The Problem of Scale in Human/Environment Relationships
Duncan Snidal
The Politics of Scope
Lisa L Martin
Heterogeneity, Linkage and Commons Problems
PART TWO: EVIDENCE FROM THE LABORATORY
Steven Hackett, Dean Dudley and James Walker
Heterogeneities, Information and Conflict Resolution
PART THREE: EVIDENCE FROM THE FIELD
Elinor Ostrom
Constituting Social Capital and Collective Action
Gary D Libecap
The Conditions for Successful Collective Action
Kenneth A Oye and James H Maxwell
Self-interest and Environmental Management
Ronald B Mitchell
Heterogeneities at Two Levels