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Local Commons and Global Interdependence

Edited by:

Robert O Keohane - Princeton University, USA
Elinor Ostrom - Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Other Titles in:
Political Sociology | Social Theory

272 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Local Commons and Global Interdependence explores the conditions for and possibilities of reaching such agreements. It develops a theoretical understanding of cooperation and discord at local and global levels, focussing on two of the key variables that affect outcomes: the number of actors and the degree of heterogeneity between them. This volume provides a broad-ranging introduction to the theory and theoretical issues involved, combining this with a detailed review of research evidence on how agreements to cooperate are established and maintained.

Robert O Keohane and Elinor Ostrom

Introduction

PART ONE: THEORETICAL PUZZLES

Oran R Young

The Problem of Scale in Human/Environment Relationships

Duncan Snidal

The Politics of Scope

Endogenous Actors, Heterogeneity and Institutions

Lisa L Martin

Heterogeneity, Linkage and Commons Problems

PART TWO: EVIDENCE FROM THE LABORATORY

Steven Hackett, Dean Dudley and James Walker

Heterogeneities, Information and Conflict Resolution

Experimental Evidence on Sharing Contracts

PART THREE: EVIDENCE FROM THE FIELD

Elinor Ostrom

Constituting Social Capital and Collective Action

Gary D Libecap

The Conditions for Successful Collective Action

Kenneth A Oye and James H Maxwell

Self-interest and Environmental Management

Ronald B Mitchell

Heterogeneities at Two Levels

State, Non-state Actors and Intentional Oil Pollution

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Robert Keohane

Elinor Ostrom

Elinor Ostrom is the Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Bloomington. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2001; is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and a recipient of the Frank E. Seidman Prize in Political Economy and the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. Her books include Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action; Rules, Games, and Common-Pool Resources (with Roy Gardner and James Walker); and... More About Author

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