The Voluntary Provision of Snowmobile Trails on Private Land in Sweden
| Autor: | Sten Anttila, Charlotta Stern |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Resource (biology)
Sociology and Political Science Public economics 05 social sciences 0506 political science Politics Work (electrical) Turnover 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Economics Recreation 050212 sport leisure & tourism Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Externality |
| Zdroj: | Rationality and Society. 17:453-474 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7358 1043-4631 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1043463105058318 |
| Popis: | A snowmobile trail canalizes snow-covered land to create a path of snowmobile travel. This form of communication infrastructure yields two kinds of benefits. First, it reduces negative externalities befalling landowners and other non-drivers. Second, it improves driving conditions for both local inhabitants and leisure tourists enjoying outdoor recreation. Our study suggests that problems befalling landowners decline as trails are established and the work provided by snowmobile associations intensifies. We discuss various social mechanisms that facilitate self-organization, and suggest that the extensive voluntary provision of snowmobile trails in Sweden is an example of how local common-pool resource dilemmas are resolved through self-organization, outside formal markets and beyond governmental politics. |
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