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MENTAL MODEL · M2317

Ostrom's 8 Principles

Ostrom's 8 Principles
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

In response to the 'tragedy of the commons', besides privatization and state regulation, there is a third path: self-governance by users. Core principles include: clear boundaries, rules matched to local conditions, collective-choice arrangements, graduated sanctions, etc. Scaffolding role: - Community operations: When managing a DAO, homeowners' association, or open-source community, applying these 8 principles can effectively avoid resource depletion and free-riding.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Community operations: When managing a DAO, homeowners' association, or open-source community, applying these 8 principles can effectively avoid resource depletion and free-riding.

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Elinor Ostrom studied common-pool resources and summarized eight design principles for sustainable self-governance (clear boundaries, congruent rules, collective choice, monitoring, graduated sanctions, conflict resolution, minimal recognition, nested enterprises). The mechanism is to avoid the 'tragedy of the commons' through self-organized institutions.

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