Quotes by Elinor Ostrom

About Elinor Ostrom:

Elinor Claire was an American political economist whose work was associated with the New Institutional Economics and the resurgence of political economy. In 2009, she shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Oliver E. Williamson for "her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons". To date, she remains the only woman to win The Prize in Economics.
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Bureaucrats sometimes do not have the correct information, while citizens and users of resources do.

Elinor Ostrom

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people involved - versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.

Elinor Ostrom

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.

Elinor Ostrom

Author Bio

  • NameElinor Ostrom
  • DescriptionAmerican political economist
  • BornAugust 7, 1933
  • DiedJune 12, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEconomist; Political Scientist
  • AwardsNobel Memorial Prize In Economic Sciences