> me: > the original T of C was anti-communist, yes. But the concept has taken > on a life of its own, getting beyond Hardin, so that there's a > government solution and a Ostrom solution too. >
If I'm not mistaken, Ostrom also emphasizes the need for community self-regulation, as well as the degree to which the kind of Coase-like approach to just trade credits leads to more, not less, problems with environmental efficiency and durability. This is her theory of "crowding out" that occurs when less efficient, because market-based, government action replaces the community-run self-regulation, like with fishers' agreements. I don't think this is actually intended to lead to radical conclusions on her part, but I thought the book "Governing the Commons" could be fitted very well in a radical framework.
