Elinor Ostrom
An American political economist and 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, known for her research on the governance of common-pool resources. Her empirical work demonstrated that community-based self-governance arrangements can effectively manage shared resources and resolve collective action problems associated with the tragedy of the commons.
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Elinor Ostrom won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics for demonstrating that communities can avoid the tragedy of the commons through self-governance institutions.
Elinor Ostrom, a Nobel laureate in economics, demonstrated through her research that the commons do not inevitably lead to the tragedy of the commons, and that good governance mechanisms can enable shared resources to operate sustainably.
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Elinor Ostrom won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics for demonstrating that communities can avoid the tragedy of the commons through self-governance institutions.
50%UnverifiedElinor Ostrom, a Nobel laureate in economics, demonstrated through her research that the commons do not inevitably lead to the tragedy of the commons, and that good governance mechanisms can enable shared resources to operate sustainably.
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