Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans

Research on the determinants of collective action in the commons generally focuses on interest-group heterogeneity, implicitly assuming that groups perceive the same problems but have different priorities. This paper changes the focus to the role p...

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Main Authors:	Dasgupta, Susmita, Guha, Bansari, Wheeler, David
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMONS ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS SUNDARBANS INTEREST GROUPS CLASS MANGROVE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/156361561561975628/Co-Location-Socioeconomic-Status-and-Perceptions-of-Environmental-Change-in-the-Indian-Sundarbans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31982

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spelling	okr-10986-319822022-08-15T00:16:28Z Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans Dasgupta, Susmita Guha, Bansari Wheeler, David COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMONS ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS SUNDARBANS INTEREST GROUPS CLASS MANGROVE Research on the determinants of collective action in the commons generally focuses on interest-group heterogeneity, implicitly assuming that groups perceive the same problems but have different priorities. This paper changes the focus to the role played by perceptions themselves. Within localities, collective action may be easier if elite and non-elite households have similar perceptions of environmental problems. Regionally, collective action may be aided by common perceptions among local elites who communicate across village lines. This paper uses regression analysis to explore variations in environmental perceptions across classes and localities, using new survey data from the Indian Sundarbans. The paper finds that perceptions vary significantly across localities. Within localities, perceptions among elite households vary significantly more than perceptions among non-elite households. The results therefore favor locally-oriented collective action in the region, along with local governance that promotes non-elite participation. 2019-06-26T20:47:47Z 2019-06-26T20:47:47Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/156361561561975628/Co-Location-Socioeconomic-Status-and-Perceptions-of-Environmental-Change-in-the-Indian-Sundarbans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31982 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8917 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia India
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spellingShingle	COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMONS ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS SUNDARBANS INTEREST GROUPS CLASS MANGROVE Dasgupta, Susmita Guha, Bansari Wheeler, David Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans
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description	Research on the determinants of collective action in the commons generally focuses on interest-group heterogeneity, implicitly assuming that groups perceive the same problems but have different priorities. This paper changes the focus to the role played by perceptions themselves. Within localities, collective action may be easier if elite and non-elite households have similar perceptions of environmental problems. Regionally, collective action may be aided by common perceptions among local elites who communicate across village lines. This paper uses regression analysis to explore variations in environmental perceptions across classes and localities, using new survey data from the Indian Sundarbans. The paper finds that perceptions vary significantly across localities. Within localities, perceptions among elite households vary significantly more than perceptions among non-elite households. The results therefore favor locally-oriented collective action in the region, along with local governance that promotes non-elite participation.
format	Working Paper
author	Dasgupta, Susmita Guha, Bansari Wheeler, David
author_facet	Dasgupta, Susmita Guha, Bansari Wheeler, David
author_sort	Dasgupta, Susmita
title	Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans
title_short	Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans
title_full	Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans
title_fullStr	Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans
title_full_unstemmed	Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans
title_sort	co-location, socioeconomic status and perceptions of environmental change in the indian sundarbans
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/156361561561975628/Co-Location-Socioeconomic-Status-and-Perceptions-of-Environmental-Change-in-the-Indian-Sundarbans http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31982
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Co-Location, Socioeconomic Status and Perceptions of Environmental Change in the Indian Sundarbans

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