Cultural Theory and Management of Common Property Resources

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Susan J. Buck, Associate Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: Cultural theory utilizes concepts drawn from social anthropology, sociology, and organization theory to explain the social and cultural biases of policy actors and interest groups. Certain ideas of nature are associated with each cultural bias; these ideas of nature are in turn associated with types of resource management institutions. By identifying an actor or group's culture bias, analysts can explain the success or failure of different management activities. This paper explains the evolution of cultural theory from its anthropological roots to its applications in ecological management. It then applies cultural theory to a typology of common property resources and illustrates its usefulness by examining grazing subsidies in the American southwest.

Additional Information

Publication
Buck, Susan J. "Cultural Theory and Management of Common Property Resources." Human Ecology 17(1) (1989): 101-116.
Language: English
Date: 1989
Keywords
common property, cultural theory, resource management

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