6+ Elinor Ostrom Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Elinor Ostrom quotes and sayings.

There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the people on the spot, who have the strongest incentive to get the solution right. — Elinor Ostrom

What is missing from the policy analyst's tool kit -- and from the set of accepted, well-developed theories of human organization -- is an adequately specified theory of collective action whereby a group of principals can organize themselves voluntarily to retain the residuals of their own efforts. — Elinor Ostrom

The power of a theory is exactly proportional to the diversity of situations it can explain. — Elinor Ostrom

Bureaucrats sometimes do not have the correct information, while citizens and users of resources do. — Elinor Ostrom

In some settings, however, rampant opportunistic behavior severely limits what can be done jointly without major investments in monitoring and sanctioning arrangements. — Elinor Ostrom

Little by little, bit by bit, family by family, so much good can be done on so many levels — Elinor Ostrom