Rural communities that depend on common-pool resources for their livelihoods are being increasingly affected by the expanding global market system. Because such market integration is still relatively thin, communities vary in terms of market comprehension. Using a common-pool resource dilemma experiment, this study examines the effect of market knowledge on decisions concerning the use of common-pool resources among Borana pastoralists. Participants chose to use shared grazing rangelands at low or high levels of grazing intensity. Depending on the resource-use decisions in previous rounds, the participants encountered different pasture-availability conditions that required them to make trade-offs between their short-term interests and the long-term sustainability of the shared rangelands. The results indicate that, when resource conditions were good, resource users with more market knowledge are more likely to choose lower grazing intensity. During scarcity, this effect is weaker. The results further show that within-group variance in market knowledge has a negative effect on decisions relating to sustainable-resource use in times of resource scarcity. The results imply that providing an understanding of market functioning is of vital importance to protecting shared natural resources from depletion in communities experiencing increasing impact from the global market economy.

依靠公共资源谋生的农村社区正日益受到不断扩大的全球市场体系的影响。由于这种市场整合仍然相对薄弱，因此社区在市场理解方面存在差异。通过使用公共池资源困境实验，本研究考察了市场知识对博拉纳牧民对使用公共池资源的决策的影响。参与者选择使用低或高放牧强度的共享放牧牧场。根据前几轮的资源使用决定，参与者遇到了不同的牧场可利用性条件，这要求他们在短期利益和共享牧场的长期可持续性之间进行权衡。结果表明，当资源状况良好时，具有更多市场知识的资源使用者更有可能选择较低的放牧强度。在稀缺期间，这种影响较弱。结果进一步表明，在资源匮乏时期，市场知识的群体内部差异会对与可持续资源利用有关的决策产生负面影响。结果表明，提供对市场功能的了解对于保护共享的自然资源免遭遭受全球市场经济日益严重影响的社区的消耗至关重要。结果进一步表明，在资源匮乏时期，市场知识的群体内部差异会对与可持续资源利用有关的决策产生负面影响。结果表明，提供对市场功能的了解对于保护共享的自然资源免遭遭受全球市场经济日益严重影响的社区的消耗至关重要。结果进一步表明，在资源匮乏时期，市场知识的群体内部差异会对与可持续资源利用有关的决策产生负面影响。结果表明，提供对市场功能的了解对于保护共享的自然资源免遭遭受全球市场经济日益严重影响的社区的消耗至关重要。