The Ambiguous Impact of Inequality on Local Resource Management

Baland, Jean‐Marie; Platteau, Jean‐Philippe

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(99)00026-1

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“…Kebanyakan sumber daya dikelola oleh kelompok yang dibagi menurut berbagai sekat, misalnya etnik, jender, agama, kesejahteraan, dan kasta (Agrawal dan Gibson 1999). Dimensi yang berbeda dari keanekaragaman sosial vs politik vs ekonomi dapat berpengaruh berbeda terhadap tata kelola sumber daya (Baland dan Platteau 1999). Kesimpulan yang berlainan dari berbagai studi empiris mengindikasikan bahwa keanekaragaman kelompok yang sama dapat menyebabkan pengaruh yang berbeda pada situasi yang berbeda pula, namun ciri lain seperti jender, status masyarakat asli, etnik, kelas, dan pendapatan merupakan faktor yang relevan untuk menjelaskan hasil yang dicapai (Larsen 2003).…”

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Mewujudkan REDD+: strategi nasional dan berbagai pilihan kebijakan

Angelsen¹,

Brockhaus²,

Kanninen³

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Mewujudkan REDD+: strategi nasional dan berbagai pilihan kebijakan

Angelsen¹,

Brockhaus²,

Kanninen³

et al. 2010

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“…However, his thesis extends to cooperation or contribution to a collective good. 4 Baland and Platteau (1999) contend that the issue of heterogeneity is often confused with that of group size. Small groups tend to be more effective in their monitoring and sanctioning capabilities because they are more likely to be homogeneous.…”

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“…Wealth heterogeneity on the other hand, has been argued to have a beneficial impact on cooperation, if users with larger endowments undertake the burden of providing the common good (Baland and Platteau, 1999;Olson, 1965;Wade, 1989).…”

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“…But even under these conditions, net benefits of inequality depend on the relative magnitudes of contributions by the rich and poor users (Baland and Platteau, 1999).…”

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“…Heterogeneity in dependence can lead to a divergence in preferences regarding resource management. This can lead to different weights being attached to the future state of the resource and can influence the degree of contribution or involvement in collective management (see Baland and Platteau, 1999;Kant, 2000) 15 . Hence, it is hypothesized that this variable will negatively affect cooperation.…”

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Heterogeneity and Common Pool Resources: Collective Management of Forests in Himachal Pradesh, India

Naidu

2005

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Abstract:In the past two decades, theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that communities of resource users are capable of overcoming social dilemmas, and are capable of creating and sustaining institutions designed to prevent degradation of common pool natural resources. However, there is incomplete understanding of what motivates this group-level behavior and why some communities are better adept at solving collective action problems than others. This paper specifically explores the role of group heterogeneity in collective action among forest communities in the northwestern Himalayas. Heterogeneity can have important social and ecological consequences and understanding both its nature and effects can help in neutralizing the negative and enhancing the positive. Based on data from 54 forest communities in Himachal Pradesh, India, this paper finds that heterogeneity has at least three dimensions: wealth, identity and interest, and each may significantly affect collective actions related to natural resource management. However, their effects are far from simple and linear.Keywords: common pool resources, group outcomes, heterogeneity, forests JEL Classification: D63, D71, H41, Q23, Q57 This paper explores the role of group heterogeneity in collective action among forest communities in northwestern Himalayas. Based on data from 54 forest communities in Himachal Pradesh, India, this paper finds that heterogeneity has at least three dimensions:wealth, social identity and interest in the resource, and each may significantly affect collective actions related to natural resource management. However, their effects are far from simple and linear. The empirical results suggest that cooperation need not depend on caste parochialism, that very high levels of wealth heterogeneity can reduce cooperation, and that there can be a divergence between ability and incentive to cooperate which reduces the level of cooperation in the community.

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