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Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

Elinor Ostrom · Cambridge University Press · 1990

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Elinor Ostrom

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EstablishedOstrom identified design principles shared by long-enduring common-pool resource institutions, including clearly defined boundaries, monitoring, graduated sanctions and low-cost conflict-resolution mechanisms.EstablishedField studies show that resource users can create durable self-governing institutions without either privatisation or central state control.