ROMANIAN LAND COMMONS
The Commons in Romania
Monica Vasile Institute of Sociology Romanian Academy IASC GLOBAL CONFERENCE 10-14 July 2017, Utrecht
Small commons Ex-serfs Wood distribution
Large commons Equal shares Investment in community
Large commons Free holders Unequal shares Highly monetized individual benefits
Alpine pastures EU subsidies for maintaining traditional ways of using the land – important revenues – get distributed as dividends to commoners
Lower forests
Hardwoods/ Broadleaved: beech mostly, oak, ash Firewood at half price for the members
High altitude forests
Coniferous woods: spruce, fir Commercial value Commoners receive ‘dividends’ from logging by local logging firms according to their shares
Quota-Shares System
Rights=Shares= quantities of use; value of cash dividends, number of votes Personal inheritable rights
Small commons Ex-serfs Wood distribution
Large commons Equal shares Investment in community
Large commons Free holders Unequal shares Highly monetized individual benefits
Governance
Elected management council/board General assembly By-laws
Benefits for members •Cash dividends •Wood at half price •Pasturing free of charge •Community-benefits – infrastructure maintenance and construction
The Wild East
Thank you!
Monica Vasile Institute of Sociology Romanian Academy IASC GLOBAL CONFERENCE 10-14 July 2017, Utrecht
Small commons Ex-serfs Wood distribution
Large commons Equal shares Investment in community
Large commons Free holders Unequal shares Highly monetized individual benefits
Alpine pastures EU subsidies for maintaining traditional ways of using the land – important revenues – get distributed as dividends to commoners
Lower forests
Hardwoods/ Broadleaved: beech mostly, oak, ash Firewood at half price for the members
High altitude forests
Coniferous woods: spruce, fir Commercial value Commoners receive ‘dividends’ from logging by local logging firms according to their shares
Quota-Shares System
Rights=Shares= quantities of use; value of cash dividends, number of votes Personal inheritable rights
Small commons Ex-serfs Wood distribution
Large commons Equal shares Investment in community
Large commons Free holders Unequal shares Highly monetized individual benefits
Governance
Elected management council/board General assembly By-laws
Benefits for members •Cash dividends •Wood at half price •Pasturing free of charge •Community-benefits – infrastructure maintenance and construction
The Wild East
Thank you!
