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

Cambridge University Press, 2015-10-08. Reissue. paperback. Used: Good.

Cambridge University Press, October 2015. Trade Paperback. Very Good - Cash. Light rubbing and edge wear to the cover. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

pb. Good+. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Cambridge University Press, 2015-10-08. Reissue. paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 298 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. The governance of natural resources used by many individuals in common is an issue of increasing concern to policy analysts. Elinor Ostrom provides a unique body of empirical data to explore conditions under which common pool resource problems have been satisfactorily or unsatisfactorily solved.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The governance of natural resources used by many individuals in common is an issue of increasing concern to policy analysts. Elinor Ostrom provides a unique body of empirical data to explore conditions under which common pool resource p

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2015. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 280 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches.

ISBN: 9781107569782
Cambridge University Press, 01 January 2015
Paperback, 294 pages
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… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.