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Book SynopsisThe work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom represents a distinctive contribution to the study of political economy, public policy and administration, collective action, and governance theory. Efforts to present a comprehensive overview of the Bloomington School that grew around the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis (now renamed the Ostrom Workshop), which they founded more than 40 years ago, received new impetus with the award of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science to Elinor Ostrom in 2009. Since then, renewed attempts have been made to map the Ostroms' contributions to theories of polycentric governance and collective action, and to multi-methods and comparative institutional analysis of ways of managing social and ecological systems, common pool resources, public economies, and metropolitan reform. The open-ended and multiform nature of the Ostroms' research program defies a single comprehensive overview; yet, it is a stimulus towards both creativity and disciplina
Trade ReviewThe contributors develop truly innovative extensions of the basic themes explored by Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, and apply them to several important topics, some very old (democratic citizenship, state of nature), others fresh off today’s headlines (sustainability, partisan gridlock, police shootings). This volume is full of ideas and promising directions for future research, and demonstrates the continued vibrancy of the Bloomington School tradition. -- Michael D. McGinnis, Indiana University, Bloomington
Sabetti and Castiglione have convened a marvelous group of scholars to demonstrate in spades the enduring influence and relevance of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom’s work for issues in political theory and public policy. The volume’s wide-ranging chapters not only apply concepts and analytical approaches associated with the Ostroms and the Bloomington School but expand on them in creative and useful ways. In such capable hands, the Bloomington School is certain to remain a leader in institutional analysis, public choice, and political economy. -- Daniel H. Cole, Indiana University, Bloomington
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Rationality and Reasoning in Public Choice Chapter 2 Extending the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework to Policy Analysis and Design Chapter 3 Framing the State of Nature through Institutionalist Lenses Chapter 4 Representation: A Slender Thread? Chapter 5 Polycentricity, Culture, and Covenant Chapter 6 Social Learning and the Bonds of Self-governing Communities Chapter 7 Civic Theory, Bloomington, and a Republican Renewal Chapter 8 The Struggle to Constitute and Sustain Productive Orders in History: Lessons from Sicily Chapter 9 Public Goods and the Diagnosis of Counterintentional Policy Outcomes Chapter 10 Moving toward Sustainability: Integrating Generational Equity into Institutional Analysis
