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Informal Solutions to the Commons ProblemsThe Political Economy of Customs and Culture:Informal Solutions to the Commons Problems Terry L. Anderson and Randy T. Simmons, Editors
Terry L. Anderson is the executive director of PERC and a professor of economics at Montana State University. Randy T. Simmons is a PERC senior associate, director of the Institute of Political Economy and head of the department of political science at Utah State University. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 800-462-6420 www.rowmanlittlefield.com 1993; 189 pp. |
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Informal customs and traditions can serve as alternatives to private property rights, preventing the "tragedy of the commons" - overuse of resources. The book presents both theory and empirical evidence, with many examples of informal controls. These include customs surrounding lobster fisheries in Maine; grazing in the Swiss Alps, Iceland, and Kenya; and trapping and hunting by Cree Indians in Quebec.
