“Esta especie de socialismo campesino… manso y tranquilo”. Un estado de la cuestión desde la historia rural española

Abstract

This article reviews ideas on the survival of communal forms of resource management, with a special focus on the Spanish case. Beyond the criticisms made by enlightened and liberal doctrines and the dismantling undertaken in the 19th century, communal forms of ownership and resource management have remained in force, and far from being an obstacle to development, may have promoted it. This text invites historians to explore other analytical perspectives, and in particular, to incorporate the intellectual legacy of Elinor Ostrom into their work.