Elinor Ostrom

Research on how people organise shared resources. Compare actual rules, monitoring and conflict resolution rather than assuming a single governance solution.

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Under what conditions can a shared resource be governed collectively?

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  • Governing the Commons

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    Cambridge University Press, 2015 edition; ISBN 9781107569782; originally published 1990

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  • Why do some societies prosper?

    Map the locally organised rules, monitoring and sanctions in a documented commons.

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