Lesson 8: Elinor Ostrom

In Lesson 8, Bobbi Herzberg gives a brief analysis of Elinor Ostrom's work and the contributions she made to the political economy. She was recognized by distinct awards but one of the most relevant is the Nobel Prize in Economics, It is important to mentions that she was the first woman to receive this recognition. Watch this lesson and get to know more about this incredible American political economist, as well as her work on institutional analysis, common-pool resources, self-governance, polycentricity, and social-ecological systems.