The contested commons : conversations between economists and anthropologists

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The contested commons : conversations between economists and anthropologists

edited by Pranab Bardhan and Isha Ray

Blackwell, 2008

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The Contested Commons explores the theme of common environmental resources from the dual perspectives of economics and anthropology, with a focus on developing countries. * Contributed readings written by senior scholars in the fields of Economics, Anthropology, and Sociology * Looks at the challenges of interdisciplinary work in the social sciences, illustrating the variation in approaches/methodology * Focuses on economic security, ecological sustainability, identity formation, and participatory decision-making, particularly in the developing world

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List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Economists, Anthropologists, and the Contested Commons: Pranab Bardhan and Isha Ray (both University of California at Berkeley). 2. Managing the Commons: The Role of Social Norms and Beliefs: Jean-Philippe Platteau (University of Namur, Belgium). 3. Sustainable Governance of Common-pool Resources: Context, Method, and Politics: Arun Agrawal (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). 4. Cooperative Conversations: Outcomes and Processes in Economics and Anthropology: Isha Ray (University of California at Berkeley). 5. Collective Action, Common Property, and Social Capital in South India: An Anthropological Commentary: David Mosse (University of London). 6. Culture and Power in the Commons Debate: Amita Baviskar (Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi). 7. A Simple Model of Collective Action: Rajiv Sethi and E. Somanathan (Columbia University and Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi). 8. Revisiting Demsetz: Contextualizing Community-Private Ownership in Western India: Pranab Mukhopadhyay (University of Goa, Panaji). 9. Scale and Mobility in Defining the Commons: Vyjayanthi Rao and Arjun Appadurai (both The New School, New York). 10. Symbolic Public Goods and the Coordination of Collective Action: A Comparison of Local Development in India and Indonesia: Vijayendra Rao (The World Bank, Washington, DC). 11. Interdisciplinarity as a Three-way Conversation: Barriers and Possibilities: Sharachchandra Lele (Centre for International Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore). 12. Feminism Spoken Here: Epistemologies for Interdisciplinary Development Research: Cecile Jackson (Institute of Development Studies, Brighton). Commentaries. Commentary 1: Social Norms and Cooperative Behavior: Notes from the Hinterland between Economics and Anthropology: Kaushik Basu (Cornell University, New York). Commentary 2: Sociologists and Economists on "the Commons": Erik Olin Wright (University of Wisconsin, Madison). Commentary 3: CPR Institutions: Game-theory Constructs and Empirical Relevance: Nirmal Sengupta (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Studies, Chennai). Commentary 4: Disciplinary Perspectives and Policy Design for Common-pool Resources: Some Reflections: Kanchan Chopra (Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi). Commentary 5: Understanding Common Property Resources and Their Management: A Potential Bridge across Disciplinary Divides?: A. Vaidyanathan (Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai). Commentary 6: And Never the Twain Shall Meet? An Exchange on the Strengths and Weaknesses of Anthropology and Economics in Analyzing the Commons: Ravi Kanbur and Annelise Riles (Cornell University, New York). Index

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