Gmeiner, Nina
(2024)
The Value of Resources in Common Property Regimes for Actors’ Well-being: A comparative example of seed commons in societies
of affluence and scarcity using the capability approach.
Wahrnehmungsgeographische Studien, 31
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University of Oldenburg Press (UOLP), Oldenburg.
ISBN 978-3-8142-2412-1
Abstract
Seeds and varieties are frequently managed in commons institutions around the world, referred to as seed commons. Economically, transaction costs are high in these property regimes compared to private property seeds. The hypothesis is that commons raise commoners‘ well-being by providing them with diverse economic, social, ecological and cultural benefits. The research question: In what way do seed
commons influence farmer-breeders‘ individual well-being, visible in the capabilities they enable or prohibit? Eleven capabilities are distilled from case study research in the Philippines and Germany. Farmerbreeders benefit from an interwoven set of assets they gain by active involvement in their seed commons community, including economic security, professional and personal support, knowledge gains and
improvements in critical thinking. In fact, this research suggests that it might be beneficial to consider commons more frequently as a go-to property regime for the 21st century.
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