Response: The Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and the Commons

11 Pages Posted: 26 May 2010 Last revised: 24 Jul 2011

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Elinor Ostrom

Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

We have tried to develop a useful framework for analyzing a wide variety of questions. Their adoption of a modified form of our Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework for this important set of questions re-assures us that we met our goal. Charlotte Hess and I organized a conference and co-edited a book that examined some aspects of the knowledge commons using the IAD framework. We have learned that aspects of cultural environments can be thought of as 'cultural commons' because cultural products (e.g., new knowledge or software) are often available to many users who do not have to pay the producer in order to use those products. Many important questions related to the study of cultural commons await a careful institutional analysis.

Keywords: Institutional Analysis, IAD Framework, Knowledge, Commons

Suggested Citation

Ostrom, Elinor, Response: The Institutional Analysis and Development Framework and the Commons (2010). Cornell Law Review, Vol. 95, p. 807, 2010, Indiana University-Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2010-05-01, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1615582 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1615582

Elinor Ostrom (Contact Author)

Indiana University, Bloomington - Department of Political Science ( email )

Bloomington, IN
United States

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