Elinor Ostrom Governing the Commons Reviews Summary

Insightful analysis of common pool resources

Provides examples of successful resource management

Highlights the importance of local knowledge

Dispels the notion of the 'tragedy of the commons'

Readable and heavily documented

Offers a theoretical framework for resource management

Relevant for anyone interested in cooperative resource management

Challenges prevailing economic theories

Lengthy and muddled at times

Contains a high number of typos

Overpriced for the quality of reproduction