Aurelian Craiutu and Michael McGinnis contributed two chapters to a new book exploring the legacy of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom, Ostrom’s Tensions: Reexamining the Political Economy and Public Policy of Elinor C. Ostrom, eds. Roberta Q. Herzberg, Paul Dragos Aligica, and Peter J. Boettke (Arlington, VA: Mercatus Center at George Mason University, 2019). Based on the papers originally presented at a conference at the George Mason University last year, this new collection sheds fresh light on the richness of what is known as the Bloomington school of institutional analysis created by Elinor and Vincent Ostrom and continued by their students and collaborators around the globe. Craiutu's chapter, “In Praise of Eclecticism: Why Elinor and Vincent Ostrom’s Works Matter,” explores the eclectic methodology and political philosophy of the Ostroms, while McGinnis examines the general relevance of the institutional analysis of the Bloomington School.
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