Berkes, Fikret, Peter George, and Richard J. Preston (1991) Co-Management: The Evolution in Theory and Practice of the Joint Administration of Living Resources

Conference: Revision of the paper presented at the second annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September 26-29, 1991.

Abstract: "In this article we explore the idea that co-management and self-management are not merely matters of wildlife use. Indeed, self-management is at the core of the social and economic health of many native communities, and is tied to larger questions of self-government. Thus, the co-operative management of resources becomes a key issue (since wildlife has been so important in the tradition economy) in the implementation of principles of environmentally sustainable, culturally appropriate economic development."