Foundations of the Ostrom workshop: institutional analysis, polycentricity, and self-governance of the commons

This paper highlights important lessons gained from the research program of Elinor Ostrom, and demonstrates the close connection between public choice and the work on collective management of the commons for which Lin was honored by the Nobel Prize committee. Although our primary focus is on Lin...

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Published in:Public choice 2010-06, Vol.143 (3/4), p.293-301
Main Authors: McGinnis, Michael D., Walker, James M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collective action
Collectives
Collectivism
Committees
Communities
Crime laboratories
Economics
Economics and Finance
Game theory
Governance
Groundwater
Intellectuals
Management
Natural resource management
Natural resources
Nobel prizes
Organization theory
Ostrom, Elinor
Ostrom, Elinor (1933-2012)
Policy analysis
Political economy
Political philosophy
Political Science
Political theory
Politics
Public Choice
Public Finance
Self regulation
Social research
Social systems
Society
Studies
Sustainable water management
United States environmental policy
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Summary:This paper highlights important lessons gained from the research program of Elinor Ostrom, and demonstrates the close connection between public choice and the work on collective management of the commons for which Lin was honored by the Nobel Prize committee. Although our primary focus is on Lin's research on self-governance and the "commons," an overarching goal is to capture the intellectual journey of participants in the Ostrom Workshop, who continue to be guided by the inspiring examples set by Lin and Vincent Ostrom.
ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101
DOI:10.1007/s11127-010-9626-5