The Struggle to Govern the Commons Dietz, Ostrom, et. al. 2003

The Struggle to Govern the Commons Dietz, Ostrom, et. al. 2003 A brief history, from the Ostrom angle, of the tragedy of the Commons since the 60s, with a focus on recent developments and a huge supplement using awesome GIS and satelite stuff that I didn't give proper attention BC i printed it in B&W.

The argument: Effective commons governance is easier to achieve when

1. the resources and their use can be monitored, and the information verified and udnerstood at low cost.
2. rates of change of everything (env to social conditions) are "moderate"
3. "communities maintain frequent face-to-face communication and dense social netowrks—sometimes called social capital—that increase the potential for trust, allow people to express and see emotional reactions to distrust, and olower the cost of monitoring behavior and inducing rule compliance"
4. outsiders can be excluded at relatively low cost from using the resource
5. users support effective monitoring and rule enforcement

I like the idea of citing an English boy from 1701 to support your argument, in Science magazine. Only the human sciences.

quotes

• "Thus, commonsgovernance requires rules that evolve."
  • I would have just used the word change. And added that the rate of cahnge of the instituion (and its parts) best matches the rate of change of the problem being solved.