luxon quoted Governing the Commons by Elinor Ostrom
Let us first posit honest officials, who are seriously interested in helping to solve CPR problems. Once national or regional governmental officials indicate that they consider it their responsibility to solve CPR problems, one can expect local appropriators who do not already have local institutions in place to wait for the government to handle their problems. If someone else agrees to pay the costs of supplying new institutions, it is difficult to overcome the temptation to free-ride.
CPR: Common-Property Resources
This line drove home to me how important it is to recognize institutions as just another form of capital, with all the associated issues.
