Currently, many scholars are undertaking new theoretical efforts. A core effort is develo**
a more general theory of individual choice that recognizes the central role of trust in co** …

Disturbances to key aspects of ecological systems, including biodiversity loss, climate
change, pollution and natural resource degradation, have become a major concern to many …

Page 1 RULES, GAMES, & COMMON-POOL RESOURCES Elinor Ostrom, Roy Gardner, &
James Walker MICHIGAN Page 2 Page 3 Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources This …

Extensive empirical evidence and theoretical developments in multiple disciplines stimulate
a need to expand the range of rational choice models to be used as a foundation for the …

▪ Abstract Contemporary policy analysis of the governance of common-pool resources is
based on three core assumptions:(a) resource users are norm-free maximizers of immediate …

T his chapter focuses on the large body of empirical work on common property. Its objective
is delineate some of the most significant accomplishments of this literature, discuss some of …

T his chapter applies the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework to policy
analysis and design. The IAD framework is the collective product of the many and diverse …

The western hemisphere is richly endowed with a diversity of natural resource systems that
are governed by complex local and national institutional arrangements that have not, until …

The role of heterogeneity in affecting the likelihood of collective action is strongly debated in
the theoretical literature. We present evidence from a study of 18 forest user groups in …

A major problem in understanding institutions relates to the complexity and diversity of
contemporary life and the resulting specialization that has occurred within the social …