TY - JOUR
T1 - A behavioral perspective on the governance of common resources
AU - Janssen, Marcus
N1 - Funding Information:
The author acknowledges financial support for this work from the National Science Foundation , grant numbers SES-0748632 .
PY - 2015/2
Y1 - 2015/2
N2 - During the last 40 years evidence from systematic case study analysis and behavioral experiments have provided a comprehensive perspective on how communities can manage common resources in a sustainable way. The conventional theory based on selfish rational actors cannot explain empirical observations. A more comprehensive theoretical framework of human behavior is emerging that include concepts such as trust, conditional cooperation, other-regarding preferences, social norms, and reputation. The new behavioral perspective also demonstrates that behavioral responses depend on social and biophysical context.
AB - During the last 40 years evidence from systematic case study analysis and behavioral experiments have provided a comprehensive perspective on how communities can manage common resources in a sustainable way. The conventional theory based on selfish rational actors cannot explain empirical observations. A more comprehensive theoretical framework of human behavior is emerging that include concepts such as trust, conditional cooperation, other-regarding preferences, social norms, and reputation. The new behavioral perspective also demonstrates that behavioral responses depend on social and biophysical context.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.08.002
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84921381453
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
ER -