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From Market Governance to Self-governance:Retrospect and Prospect of Common-pool Resources Governance Theories

BAO Wenhan,ZHANG Ming   

  1. (1.College of Politics and Public Administration,Wuhan University,Wuhan 430072,China;2.Chinese Academy of Fiscal Science,Beijing 100142,China)
  • Online:2016-11-01 Published:2016-11-04

Abstract: Due to their exclusiveness and non-competitiveness,common-pool resources are often faced with the threat of “the tragedy of commons”.To solve this problem effectively,market governance emphasizes privatization and clearly- defined property rights,thus avoiding the “free rider” problem.Government regulations are focused on the nationalization to solve the market failure.Breaking through the “market-government” dichotomy,self-governance depends on the appropriators’ autonomous action and institution construction to prevent excessive exploitation and utilization of common-pool resources.Under the general trend of global governance,applying self-governance theory to the new field,such as the high seas,polar and other international common-pool resource governance,can be seen as the latest research agenda in the future.

Key words: common-pool resources, market governance, government regulations, self-governance, review

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