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Section 2.5: Ostrom’s Influence on Subsequent Writings
Ostrom’s work strongly influenced subsequent works on CPRs. Ostrom’s framework
has been used in both theoretical and empirical research on the commons to extend
her analysis.
Initially, CPR theorists were reluctant to label design principles as necessary and
sufficient conditions for the successful management of commons. For instance,
Ostrom (1990) “is not willing to argue that these design principles are necessary
conditions for achieving institutional robustness in CPR settings,” but is willing to
speculate “… that after further scholarly work is completed it will be possible to
identify a set of necessary design principles and that such a set will contain the core
of what has been identified here.” (page 90). Accordingly, the original list of design
principles has been further extended by later writers. Table 2.3 gives an overview of
these principles.
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