Governing the Commons, Elinor Ostrom
Governing the Commons, Elinor Ostrom
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Governing the Commons
The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action (Canto Classics)

Author: Elinor Ostrom

Narrator: Kathleen Godwin

Unabridged: 10 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/26/2024

Synopsis

The governance of natural resources used by many individuals in common is an issue of increasing concern to policy analysts. Both state control and privatization of resources have been advocated, but neither the state nor the market have been uniformly successful in solving common pool resource problems.After critiquing the foundations of policy analysis as applied to natural resources, Elinor Ostrom here provides a unique body of empirical data to explore conditions under which common pool resource problems have been satisfactorily or unsatisfactorily solved. Dr. Ostrom uses institutional analysis to explore different ways--both successful and unsuccessful--of governing the commons. In contrast to the proposition of the tragedy of the commons argument, common pool problems sometimes are solved by voluntary organizations rather than by a coercive state. Among the cases considered are communal tenure in meadows and forests, irrigation communities and other water rights, and fisheries.This audio edition is skillfully narrated by Kathleen Godwin.Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. ©1990 Cambridge University Press (P)

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick on August 15, 2011

This work is, for me, a model of great social science work. As someone thinking of going to an economics PhD program in the not-so-distant future, I will definitely benefit from having this book in the back of my mind. The topic of the book is common-pool resources (CPRs)--which economists define as......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 12, 2021

What a stimulating read! it’s so good find a book that tries to get to grips with how to find practical solutions to situations that share aspects of the tragedy of the commons. It's fascinating to read clear discussion of practical examples of ways to engender commitment and monitor without resorti......more

Goodreads review by Eduardo on August 21, 2012

The good news is, there's hope: the Tragedy of the Commons is not inevitable. Ostrom identifies factors necessary for productive and long-term use of these resources, illuminating real-world case studies and offering hope for those who sincerely want to make things work. It can happen. This isn't a p......more

Goodreads review by Otto on November 04, 2017

Elinor Ostrom's quiet revolution has been an interdisciplinary hit: it has influenced economics, sociology and political science, only to name the most obvious candidates. Her 1990 book, Governing the Commons, is a breathtaking example of a scholar who has refused to bow to false idols. The book comb......more

Goodreads review by Thomas Ray on June 18, 2023

Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action, Elinor Ostrom (1933-2012), 1990, 280 pages, ISBN 0521371015, Library-of-Congress HD1286.087 1990 Memorial, College, Steenbock Libraries Based on decades of study of actual cases, Ostrom's analysis is insightful and rooted in......more

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