《公共财产资源的经济理论：渔业1954_scott gordon》.pdf

The Economic Theory of a Common-Property Resource: The Fishery Author(s): H. Scott Gordon Source: Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr., 1954), pp. 124-142 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: /stable/1825571 . Accessed: 18/10/2013 07:47 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at . /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. . The University of Chicago Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Political Economy. This content downloaded from 64 on Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:47:14 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF A COMMON- PROPERTY RESOURCE: THE FISHERY H. SCOTT GORDON Carleton College, Ottawa, Ontario I. INTRODUCTION lack of theoretical economic research,2 HE chief aim of this paper is to ex- biologists have been forced to extend the amine the economic theory of nat- scope of their own thought into the eco- I ural resource utilization as it per- nomic sphere and in some cases have tains to the fishing industry. It will penetrated quite deeply, despite the lack appear, I hope, that most of the prob- of the analytical