Absent neighbours and passive shareholders – The issue of residency and involvement in the management of a forest common
The Swedish forest commons can be regarded as self-organized community groups which jointly manage a forest resource. However, previous studies point out the diminishing role and engagement of shareholders in terms of governance, thereby challenging some vital design principles of robust common-pool...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:foreco:v:24:y:2016:i:c:p:205-217 2024-04-14T08:16:40+00:00 Absent neighbours and passive shareholders – The issue of residency and involvement in the management of a forest common Sandström, Stefan Poudyal, Mahesh Lejon, Solveig Berg Lidestav, Gun http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1104689916300125 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1104689916300125 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:34:05Z The Swedish forest commons can be regarded as self-organized community groups which jointly manage a forest resource. However, previous studies point out the diminishing role and engagement of shareholders in terms of governance, thereby challenging some vital design principles of robust common-pool resource institutions. We assume that major reasons for this is associated with socio-demographic changes meaning a large proportion of shareholders do not live in the area. Therefore this study compares resident and non-resident shareholder participation in and perceptions about their common, as well as assesses their engagement in the management of one major forest common in Northern Sweden. To this end a questionnaire survey was conducted together with regular consultations with the common's board and staff to discuss shareholder participation and other major issues concerning the common. Forest governance; Non-resident shareholders; Participation; Swedish forest commons; Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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The Swedish forest commons can be regarded as self-organized community groups which jointly manage a forest resource. However, previous studies point out the diminishing role and engagement of shareholders in terms of governance, thereby challenging some vital design principles of robust common-pool resource institutions. We assume that major reasons for this is associated with socio-demographic changes meaning a large proportion of shareholders do not live in the area. Therefore this study compares resident and non-resident shareholder participation in and perceptions about their common, as well as assesses their engagement in the management of one major forest common in Northern Sweden. To this end a questionnaire survey was conducted together with regular consultations with the common's board and staff to discuss shareholder participation and other major issues concerning the common. Forest governance; Non-resident shareholders; Participation; Swedish forest commons; |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Sandström, Stefan Poudyal, Mahesh Lejon, Solveig Berg Lidestav, Gun |
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Sandström, Stefan Poudyal, Mahesh Lejon, Solveig Berg Lidestav, Gun Absent neighbours and passive shareholders – The issue of residency and involvement in the management of a forest common |
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Sandström, Stefan Poudyal, Mahesh Lejon, Solveig Berg Lidestav, Gun |
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Absent neighbours and passive shareholders – The issue of residency and involvement in the management of a forest common |
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Absent neighbours and passive shareholders – The issue of residency and involvement in the management of a forest common |
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