Institutions and the environment

with the introduction of Bob Jessop

Authors

  • Elinor Ostrom Arizona State University

Keywords:

common-pool resources, institutional rules, adaptation, exploitation, communities

Abstract

In her article, Elinor Ostrom offers a critical account of a number of empirical studies, game-theoretic analyses and her own experiments in institutional design as applicable to the issue of overexploitation of common-pool resources. She argues that, given people’s ability to communicate, experiment and modify institutional rules, they can develop various – not necessarily market-based – solutions with a view to achieving sustainable management of such resources to which the concept of the tragedy of the commons supposedly applies.

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Published

2013-03-01

Issue

Section

Selection of classic texts

How to Cite

Ostrom, E. (2013). Institutions and the environment: with the introduction of Bob Jessop. Journal of Public Governance, 20(2), 83-99. https://publicgovernance.pl/zpub/article/view/231