Monday, January 9, 2012
Public goods and Common Property
"The right to possess is to be sharply distinguished from mere protection of possession once achieved - that is, it is a cliam right to have possession, not merely a power to acquire or a liberty to keep. If I have a right to possess a thing, others do not merely have "no right" that I not possess it; they have a duty not to interfere with my possession" (Becker, 1977: 21). How does this conception of the interplay of right and duty help us to clarify 'open access' regimes from 'common property' regimes? How does this help us to think about management of public goods in people-oriented manner?
Living Flag Challenges
Different motivations and varied aspirations among members make living flag ambition a herculean task. Despite of this, the experience of 'building the aeroplane while traveling on the same' is awesome. We want to control our desitny than someone else does this. Each community says this, indirectly, when they give shape to traditions which contain rules of governing the resources of those communities and the relationship of members with those resouces.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Resistance against commons
Who resists commons? What kind of interests prevail in the resistance against commons? What are the successful stories and processes which has overcome such resistance?
Political Institutions for commons
What is the nature of political institutions which are suitable to promote commons? What is the nature of relationship between members of commons and political institutions to keep it as guardian for commons?
Synergy of markets and commons
What are the succesful examples where market mechanism is incorporated with the question of commons? What lessons do we learn from such examples (across sectors) for future design of markets?
Market Mechanisms and Commons
Central feature of commons is its position as a midway between 'Open access'and 'Closed access'. How does market logic conflicts with the logic of the commons?
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