Review: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
User Review - Allie - GoodreadsElinor Ostrom was brilliant and by observing different societies, was able to understand how people freely govern in an efficient way. She noticed that there was a dearth of highly specialized ... Read full review
Review: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
User Review - Brenda - GoodreadsI really enjoyed this book. Ostrom won a Nobel Prize for it, and it's clear why. The premise itself is simple, but it's backed up with a significant amount of empirical evidence. Her main premise is ... Read full review
Review: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
User Review - GoodreadsBeautifully written work on collective action; of interest to anyone interested in a framework for cooperation
Review: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
User Review - Brishen - GoodreadsJust after the global financial crisis of 2008 the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Elinor Ostrom for her work on Common Pool Resources (CPR). While I'm not sure if there was a correlation ... Read full review
Review: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
User Review - Michael - GoodreadsYes, she won a Nobel for her important contribution to empirical research that governance isn't necessarily a choice between the market and the state; there are some good examples of fisheries and ... Read full review
Review: Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
User Review - Michael - GoodreadsThe book makes no claim that it presents a concise model that describes decentralized commons resource management. I wish it did. I'm a little surprised that something that didn't take the work a ... Read full review
