Ostrom Economics (Tanzania) Flashcards
What was Elinor Ostroms field of study?
Making sense of the institutional complexity of Common Pool Resources and their management
Name the 5 stages of the Framework for Institutional Analysis?
Exogenous Variables Action Situations Interactions Outcomes Evaluation
Name the Exogenous variables?
Biophysical conditions
Attributes of community
Rules in use
Name 4 of Ostrom’s Rules
Clear group boundaries
Match rules to local needs and conditions
Participation of those affected in governance
Respect from outside authorities
Name 4 of Ostrom’s Rules
Monitoring system
Sanctions for rule violators
Means for dispute resolution
Responsibility for governing CPR
Difference between types of irrigation systems in Nepal
Farmer run systems are primitive but 72% are highly performing
Compared to only 42% of government owned
What is the conflict surrounding the Maasai tribe Tanzania?
Arabian gold tourism threatens their ancestral land, 30,000 Maasai and 55 tribe leaders involved as their land to be reduced by 40%
When did Maasai oppression begin?
1959 when colonial British evicted them from the Serengeti National Park
Why have common property regimes been criticised?
Excludabiltiy
What is important in management of CPR in semi arid regions?
Boundaries, conflict and negotiation
Define Common Pool Resource?
Nautral/ Manmade resource where use by 1 person subtracts the resource for use by another, but there are issues with excludability
What is the Tragedy of the Commons?
Each user of the commons will maximise their benefit while the cost of their use will be shared by all
How much of Tanzania is semi-arid?
80%
Why is there so much pastoralism in Tazania?
Vegetation is strongly spatially and temporally variable so communities much be mobile to exploit resources when available
Shift in African resource management?
Shift from centralised control over natural resources towards community management
