" ... path-breaking research on economic governance, particularly the 
administration of what are called "common-pool resources," such as 
communal forests, ground water basins, fishing grounds, grazing 
lands, irrigation systems, etc. "

" ... eight design principles for stable local common pool resource 
management (CPR) that have far-reaching implications for various 
areas of human organization: (1) Clear boundaries (2) Rules adapted 
to local conditions (3) Participation of resource users in collective 
decision-making (4) Effective and accountable monitoring (5) 
Graduated sanctions for violators of community rules (6) Cheap and 
accessible conflict-resolution mechanisms (7) Recognition of local 
self-determination by higher authorities, and (8) In the case of 
large common-pool resources, the setting up of multiple layers of 
"nested enterprises" coupled with small local CPRs at the base. "

<http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091024-231972/A-third-way>http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091024-231972/A-third-way 




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