Governing the Commons

During today's meeting we also discussed the importance of communities working together to build their future, rather than waiting for government direction. Solutions to problems when they come from within are far more successful than those which have been imposed from the outside.

One key set of mechanisms for improving social management of shared projects comes from Elinor Ostrom's pivotal work "Governing the Commons". The central theoretic guidance for her work is available here on the projects page. (Please forgive my notes in the margins!)

Additionally a host of successful case studies is available on the web page of the International Association for the Study of the Commons! Please take a look!