Chhatre, A.Agrawal, Arun2016-04-192016-04-192008Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(36): 13286-13291http://hdl.handle.net/10919/67674Metadata only recordUsing a long range International Forestry Research Institute (IFRI) dataset, this journal article demonstrates that local enforcement plays a strong role in the success of common property schemes. This relationship holds true even when controlling for a number of factors, such as commercial quality, user group dynamics, and collective action taken in forest management.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightCommunity managementForest managementNatural resource managementForest ecosystemsCommon property resourcesSustainable forestryForestryForestsSustainabilityCommunity forestsLocal governanceCollective actionGovernanceSustainabilityCollective actionLocal institutionsForest regenerationGovernanceAbstractCopyright 2008 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA