The Struggle to Understand: Elinor Ostrom and Institutions for the Governance of Forests

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6202
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Mwangi, Esther
Journal:	The Commons Digest
Volume:	9
Page(s):	11-13
Date:	2010
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6202
Sector:	Forestry
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Subject(s):	Ostrom, Elinor forest management IFRI
Abstract:	"Like no other resource system, forests have been central to the application of Elinor Ostrom’s intellectual enterprise. This essay is a modest attempt to highlight, in my own estimation,some of Ostrom’s contributions to an improved understanding of how forestry institutions work and to options for problem-solving within the forestry arena. I begin with a consideration of Ostrom’s well-known theoretical contribution before moving on to highlight some empirical applications and policy implications. I draw heavily from the work of Ostrom and her colleagues in the IFRI research program, and also attempt to locate CIFORs own work within this effort."

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