GGR223H1 Lecture 2: GGR223 LEC 2
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Governance: includes arrangements through which govt, private actors, non-governmental organization direct actions (through policies, programs, initiatives); using laws, regulations, sta(cid:374)da(cid:396)ds social norms; not limited to environment or to the government ** Regulation: (cid:272)a(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al (cid:862)(cid:396)egulatio(cid:374)s(cid:863) (cid:271)ut also less fo(cid:396)(cid:373)al (accepted) practices: not just laws; Privatization of a (cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)ally pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) pla(cid:272)e (cid:271)ut dis(cid:373)isses pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) s(cid:272)hools (cid:894)pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) as i(cid:374) go(cid:448)"t bad) E(cid:448)e(cid:396)al a(cid:272)to(cid:396)s i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed: go(cid:448)"t as (cid:396)egulato(cid:396), (cid:272)itize(cid:374)s as. Serve self-interest despite possible adverse outcomes of action. Assumption that communities unable to govern and sustain resources. Private: assumes self-interest will yield good things bc will care for something that is owned. A smaller community whereby responsibility will need to be taken, more care but bigger community allows for one to escape from responsibility bc unknown to strangers. Mechanism of regulation: larger scales hard to hold anyone accountable. For environment, a core issue: common property resou(cid:396)(cid:272)es (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374)s(cid:863)(cid:895: resources all members supposedly access.
