Water for irrigation and irrigation infrastructure are both common pool resources, due to their low excludability and high rivalry. The well-known common pool resource dilemma is often the consequence. Collective action may be a way how societies can overcome this dilemma. First results from a...

Property rights granted by land and water policies are not always identical with the claims – meaning perceived rights - people base their actions on. A high discrepancy between both resembles an ineffective policy implementation and bears the risk of unsustainable decision-making....

Die Entwicklung ländlicher Räume und die Lebensqualität in ländlichen Regionen werden durch eine Vielzahl interagierender Faktoren bestimmt, für deren Betrachtung sich verschiedene Perspektiven innerhalb der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften anbieten. Im Rahmen der 60. Jahrestagung (23....

CONTENTS: Mapping institutional change... 3, Insa Theesfeld, Frauke Pirscher; Affordability as an institutional obstacle to water-related price reforms... 9, Erik Gawel, Wolfgang Bretschneider; Analysing the shortcomings of the Ukrainian urban waste water sector - Institutional options for...