Explaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom’s institutional design principles

TitleExplaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom’s institutional design principles
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsBaggio JA, Barnett AJ, Perez-Ibarra I, Brady U, Ratajczk E, Rollins N, Rubinos C, Shin, C. H, Yu DJ, Aggarwal R, Anderies JM, Janssen MA
JournalInternational Journal of the Commons
Volume10
Issue2
Pagination417–439
KeywordsCommon pool resources, comparative case study analysis, coupled infrastructure system, fishery, forestry, governance, irrigation, Ostrom design principles, QCA, resource mobility, Social-ecological system, technology
DOI10.18352/ijc.634
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