Introduction: The idea of self-governance as the foundation to institutional analysis and development / 1. Against Gargantua: The study of local public economies / 2. Polycentricity: The art and science of association / 3. Escaping the tragedy of the commons: The concept of property and the varieties of self-governing arrangements / 4. Resilience: Understanding the institutional capacity to cope with shocks and other challenges / 5. Hamilton’s dilemma: Can societies establish good governments by reflection and choice? / Conclusion: Elinor Ostrom as a role model for social scientists
Vlad Tarko is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Dickinson College, USA.
[T]he book presents, in a systematic way, an excellent and
easy-to-read exposition of the Ostroms’ approach to social
science.
*Publius: The Journal of Federalism*
Tarko’s concise intellectual biography of Elinor Ostrom provides
readers with an authoritative account of the Bloomington School and
is a masterful work of political economy in its own right. The
fields of economics, political science, and philosophy would be far
better off if Ostrom’s insights were more widely understood, and
this book should help to make that happen.
*Jason Brennan, Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Chair and
Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public
Policy, the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown
University*
This is a masterful account of Ostrom's work. An inspiring
synthesis, of an inspiring intellectual life.
*Mark Pennington, Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy,
King's College London*
Tarko does an outstanding job capturing the breadth and depth of
Lin’s work to produce a course in the New Institutional Economics,
as well as an intellectual history of Lin, Vincent and the many
scholars associated with the Workshop in Political theory and
Policy Analysis at Indiana University.
*Robert L Bish, Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria, British
Columbia*
Vlad Tarko has written more than an intellectual biography of one
of the most influential social scientists of her generation. His
book is at the same time an insightful introduction and a nuanced
interpretation of a fascinating research program with significant
applied-level implications.
*Paul Dragos Aligica, George Mason University*
Vlad Tarko's book adds a valuable perspective on the ideas and work
of Elinor Ostrom plus that of Vincent Ostrom and the Bloomington
Workshop they established. The extent of their influence, and the
reasons for it, come through clearly in these pages. It will be
useful for readers looking for an introduction to Elinor's work,
and enjoyable for readers who are already familiar with it.
*William Blomquist, Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis*
Vald Tarko has provided a brilliant overview of what Lin Ostrom
often referred to as her and Vincent's "polycentric journey". Along
the way she studied local public economies, the wrestling with
common-pool resources throughout the world, and the complexity of
economic development. Her enduring research legacy is to be found
in both her multiple methodologies approach to studying
institutional diversity, and the conclusions she drew on the
possibility and sustainability of self-governing democratic
societies. Tarko's book is a must read not only to those who want
to learn about Elinor Ostrom and her contributions, but to all
students of political economy.
*Peter J. Boettke, Professor, George Mason University*
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