Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

TLDR

The paper discusses the challenges of managing common‑pool resources and the need for institutional solutions. The study aims to develop an institutional framework for analyzing self‑organization and self‑governance in common‑pool resource settings. It analyzes long‑lasting, self‑organized and self‑governed CPRs, institutional change, failures, and fragilities within a comprehensive analytical framework. Preface 1.

Abstract

Preface 1. Reflections on the commons 2. An institutional approach to the study of self-organization and self-governance in CPR situations 3. Analyzing long-enduring, self-organized and self-governed CPRs 4. Analyzing institutional change 5. Analyzing institutional failures and fragilities 6. A framework for analysis of self-organizing and self-governing CPRs Notes References Index.