The social enforcement of these norms can be far more harsh than most of us would find palatable.

They can come up with their own solutions, but the conclusion of her work iirc was that working solutions follow a similar, complicated framework.

k00b

econ

The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth

Came here to say this, you beat me to it.

I think one of the takeaways of Ostrom's work is that stakeholders can come up with their own solutions. You don't need a top down central planner to come up with solutions for them.

I wonder how Ostrom is viewed by the progressive left and by the libertarians.