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Elinor Ostrom

American political economist, 1933 to 2012

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The first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics showed that communities can manage shared resources such as fisheries and forests without either privatization or state control.

Elinor Ostrom sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly nature-first on environment, leaning libertarian on liberty and authority and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy, culture and technology.

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Where Elinor Ostrom sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Elinor Ostrom

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Political views closest to Elinor Ostrom

GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…99%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…97%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.96%Green politicsPuts ecological limits, sustainability and grassroots democracy at the center of policy.96%

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