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Calendar and Readings: S10

COMMON POOL RESOURCES: The Fisheries and Rangelands Cases

A. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives on Common Pool Resources

Feb 4 (Th) Theorizing the Tragedy of the Commons

• Prisoner's Dilemma:
• Read about it (first two paragraphs)
• Play the game
• Orstom (1998) Reflections on the Commons: The Prisoner's Dilemma and Current Policy Prescriptions (95-106)

Feb 9 (Tu) Origins of the Tragedy in the U.S.                              WORKSHEET

• McCay (1987) The Culture of the Commoners: Historical observations on Old and New World fisheries (195-209)
• Wilkinson (1992) The Ranchers Code (Optional: 75-82; Read: 82-93)

B. Regulatory and Market-based Management Approaches

Feb 11 (Th) Cowboy Capitalism or Welfare Ranching?

• Riebsame (1996) Ending the Range Wars?
• Hess and Holechek (1995) Beyond the Grazing Fee: An Agenda for Rangeland Reform
• Lloyd (2003) Buyout plan divides ranchers across the West
• Teirney, (2005) The latest battle in the range wars

Feb 16 (Tu) Bioeconomics: Fisheries Problem from an Econ. Perspective

• Velasquez-Manoff (2008) Where did all the fish go?
• Skerry (2007) Still Waters: The Global Fish Crisis
• See photos and short film associated with the article
• Hanna et al. (2000) History of Federal Fishery Management (23-31)

Feb 18 (Th) Regulatory-based Management: Input vs Output Controls

• Iudicello et al. (1999) Chpts 5: Managing Fisheries Rationally: Framework and Tools (71-81)
• Tierney (2000) A Tale of Two Fisheries
• Iudicello et al. (1999) Chpt 6: Case Studies: Alaska Salmon Fisheries (Skim: 89-93; Read: 94-98)

Feb 23 (Tu) Market-based Management ITQ's                             WORKSHEET

• Iudicello et al. (1999) Chpt 6: Case Studies: Wreckfish, Halibut and Sablefish (Skim 125-130; Read 130-146)
• Jenkins (2009) The Most Cooked Up Catch
• Macinko and Bromly (2002) Auctions: A tools whose time has come

C. Community-based Management Approaches

Feb 25 (Th) Common Property Regimes: Their Properties and their Demise

• Hickey (2006) Traditional marine resource management in Vanuatu
• Sosa-Cordero et al. (2008) The Punta Allen lobster fishery: current status and recent trends

Mar 2 (Tu) Co-Management

• Suenaga (2008) Sandfish resource co-management in Akita Prefecture, Japan
• Uchida et al. (2008) Walleye pollack fishery management in the Hiyama region of Hokkaido, Japan (Read Section 3 only - pg 167-171)
• Acheson (2000) Evolution of the Maine Lobster Co-management Law

D. International Waters and Markets

Mar 4 (Th) Pirates and Profiteers                                                           QUIZ

• Knecht (2006) Hooked

Mar 9 (Tu) - EXAM

NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES: Oil and Hardrock

A. Supply Issues from Ideological and Geopolitical Perspectives

Mar 11 (Th) Measuring Stocks and Future Supplies

• Maas (2005) Breaking Point
• Tilton (2003) Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion

Mar 16 (Tu) Rates of Depletion under Perfect and Imperfect Markets

• Cockburn (2002) Diamonds
• Teece et al. (1993) The Diamond Cartel

Mar 18 (Th) Spatial Distribution and Supply Security in a Global Economy

• Maull (1986) South Africa's minerals: The Achilles Heal of Western economic security?
• Tierney (2006) Just stop worrying, and keep buying gas

B. Economic and Social Development and Environmental Sustainability

Mar 23 (Tu) Ownership, Control and Environ. Liability in U.S.   WORKSHEET

• Wilkinson (1992) The Miner's Law(38-50)
• McClure et al. (2001) Special Series to the Seattle Post (6 articles) on the General Mining Act and its legacy (READ PAGES 1-9; 18-25; 28)
• McClure (2004) Once public land goes private; Who Owns the West?
• SKIP Editorial (2004) Uncle Sam giving away land

Mar 25 (Th) Socioeconomic Development in More Developed Countries

• Power (2005): The Economic Anomaly of Mining: Great Wealth, High Wages, Declining Communities
• Matthews (2004) Mining Boom Leaves Vein of Resentment In Australian Towns
• Thompson (2008) Reluctant Boomtown

Mar 30 (Tu ) Resource Curse or Blessing: Socioeconomic Dvlpmnt in LDCs

• O'Neill (2007) Curse of the Black Gold
• Karl and Gary (n.d.) Oil and Development: The Global Record

Apr 1 (Th) Social and Environmental Justice Issues

• Baldauf (2008) Congo's Riches Fuel its War
• Maconachie (2009) Diamonds, governance and "local" development in post-conflict Sierra Leone
• Knudson (2003) Staining the Amazon
• Associated Press (2004) ChevronTexaco says pollution trial charges unfounded
• Anonymous (2009) The Americas: Justice or extortion? Ecuador, Chevron and pollution
• McNulty (2010) An Amazonian publicity battle

Apr 13 (Tu) EXAM

Apr 15 (Th) FURLOUGH - NO CLASS

ESSENTIAL RESOURCES: Water

A. Water Law, Development and Markets in the Western U.S.

Apr 20 (Tu) Water Law                                                                    WORKSHEET

• Cech (2003) Water Allocation Law
• Wilkinson (1992) Harvesting the April Rivers (219-235)

Apr 22 (Th) FURLOUGH - NO CLASS

Apr 27 (Tu) Water Development                                                    WORKSHEET

• Wilkinson (1992) Harvesting the April Rivers (235-259; 267-270; 274-282)

Apr 29 (Th) Conflict over The Klamath   

• Hurst ( 2002) Calamity in Klamath
• Callahan (2002) Feds urged to release water to save fish
• Kovner (2002) Salmon deaths hit 20,000: agencies spar over river policy
• Barnard (2008) Salmon arrive late, but Klamath Basin returns beating goals
• Jenkins (2008) Peace on the Klamath

May 4 (Tu) Water Market in the West                                                     TITLE

• Haddad (2000) The Ghost of Owens Valley
• Wood (2006) After 93 years, L.A. gives its water back
• Jenkins (2006) A River Once More
• Jenkins (2007) LA Bets on the Farm
• Jenkins (2008) Liquid Assets
• Jenkins (2009) How Low Will it Go?

B. Water Markets in the Developing World

May 6 (Th) Privatization of Water Delivery: The Debate  ANNOTATED BIBLIO

• Rothfeder (2001) Right or Need?
• Segerfelt (2005) Poor Need Water, Not Ideology & Shortage of Good Policies, Not of Water
• McDonald and Ruiters (2005) What is Water Privatization?

May 11 (Tu) Early Privatization and the Backlash                              OUTLINE

• Rothfeder (2001) Private Ties
• Luoma (2002) The Price of Water (Water for Profit)
• Jeter (2002) South Africa's Driest Season
• Segerfelt (2005) Hazards of Privatization
• Friedman-Rudovsky (2008) A Return to Cochabamba

May 13 (Th) Corporatization and the South African Case          WORKSHEET

• Harvey (2005) Managing the Poor by Remote Control
• BBC (2008) Water Victory
• Smith et al. (2005) Public Money, Private Failure: Testing the Limits of Market Based Solutions

May 18 (Tu) - EXAM                                                                          1ST DRAFT

May 20 (Th) - Paper Presentations I                                            PEER REVIEW

May 25 (Tu) - Paper Presentations II /                                                   PAPER