An Analysis of the Global Applicability of Ostrom’s Design Principles to Diagnose the Functionality of Common-Pool Resource Institutions

摘要

There are a number of gaps in reviews relating Ostrom’s design principles (DPs) tocommon-pool resource (CPR) institutions. These include the geographical distribution of CPRs,the performance of young CPRs relative to the DPs, and the relationship between robustness andsuccess in adherence to the DPs. to This research aims to: (i) explicitly analyze the geographicaldistribution of the case studies that have used the DPs, (ii) explore the relationship between the DPsand young CPR institutions, (iii) examine the relationship between robustness and success of CPRinstitutions based on the DPs, and (iv) identify additional factors contributing to the performance ofCPR institutions. In relation to Ostrom’s DPs, the CPRs under review involve management only bythe community, co-management between the community and the state, and co-management betweenthe community and non-governmental organizations. The results show that: DPs have been appliedin all the inhabited continents; the expression of the DPs is affected by the geographical settings; theDPs do not conclusively diagnose the functionality of young and viable CPR institutions, whereasthey may do so for either the short-lived (failed) or the long-lasting institutions; the relationshipbetween robustness and success appears weak; and there are additional factors that contribute to theoutcomes of CPR management