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| Resource Management Regimes among the Swidden Agriculturalists of Borneo: Does the Concept of Common Property adequately map Indigenous Systems of Ownership ? - A case of Rungus people of Sarawak |
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Reference |
| Appell, G.N.: " Resource Management Regimes among the Swidden Agriculturalists of Borneo: Does the Concept of Common Property adequately map Indigenous Systems of Ownership ?", Paper presented at panel session: "Property in Common Property", The International Association for the Study of Common Property, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, sep. 26-29, 1991. |
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Coverage of the Institution |
| Similar institutions can be found elsewhere on Kalimantan (See Nancy Lee Peluso). The institution is concurrent. |
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Rules for Management
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(a) Boundary Rules |
| SOCIAL BOUNDARIES: The institution is found among the Rungus people of Sarawak.
SPATIAL BOUNDARIES: The Rungus territory. No further information is given. |
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(b) Governance
rules |
| If there is a fruit tree , a descendant (See ResA) will guard and cultivate it. He will also call other rightholders to come and collect the fruit. If the tree is destroyed, the cultivator can attend the village moot to sue the person who destroyed it on behalf of the entire group of descendants. |
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(c) Resource Allocation |
| Descendants of an individual who planted a fruit tree have the right to collect its fruits. The descendant who guard the tree will get a prior share of the fruit. |
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Conflict Resolution Mechanism |
| Distribution of fruit among members of the descendant group can lead to conflict. (No further details given) |
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Problems Faced by Institution |
| Not reported. |
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Changes in the Institution over time |
| Not reported. |
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Other Features of Institution |
| The economic importance of fruit trees among the Rungus is limited. Often individuals will stop to use their rights to collect fruit if they move to other villages, as the return obtained by showing up is not worth the distance one has covered. |
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Purpose |
| Preservation of fruit trees and distribution of their fruits. |
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Country |
| Malaysia. |
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Region |
| Sarawak, Kalimantan (Borneo). |
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Date Of Publication |
| TroB 250396 |
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