Showing papers by "Bonnie J. McCay published in 1990"

The tragedy of the commons: twenty-two years later.

Abstract: Hardin's Tragedy of the Commons model predicts the eventual overexploitation or degradation of all resources used in common. Given this unambiguous prediction, a surprising number of cases exist in which users have been able to restrict access to the resource and establish rules among themselves for its sustainable use. To assess the evidence, we first define common-property resources and present a taxonomy of property-rights regimes in which such resources may be held. Evidence accumulated over the last twenty-two years indicates that private, state, andcommunal property are all potentially viable resource management options. A more complete theory than Hardin's should incorporate institutional arrangements and cultural factors to provide for better analysis and prediction.

Comparison of Job Satisfaction in Six New Jersey Fisheries: Implications for Management

Abstract: New Jersey's marine fisheries exhibit unusual diversity within a small geographical area-contrasting in terms of prey species, gear size and type, trip duration, seasonality, regulatory policies, and income levels. One might expect these differences to engender different patterns of job satisfaction. Based on a survey of several hundred fishermen, the paper compares baymen, oystermen, sea clarnmers, scallopers, draggers, and longliners with respect to thirty-three components of job satisfaction. Results show significant group-group contrasts in the nonmonetary rewards derived from fishing, even though all those surveyed were clearly commercial fishermen. One implication of these findings is that different regulatory tactics should be used if and when additional regulation of the fisheries becomes necessary.