Dr. Elinor Ostrom was one of the greatest environmental optimists of our time.
She won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for work on "Analysis of economic governance, especially the commons", making her the first woman to win the prestigious award in economics.
In this podcast, Priyal D’almeida and Ritul Gaur talk about her work on governance of commons, the 8 core design principles that she derived from her extensive travel and study of thriving communities, and their implication in the Indian context.
Suggested readings:
- Marginal revolution video
- Remembering Elinor Ostrom - IUCN
- Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action by Elinor Ostrom
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