Ostrom, Vincent 1919-2012
Overview
| Works: | 131 works in 420 publications in 3 languages and 9,925 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Constitutions Conference papers and proceedings Academic theses |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Honoree, Interviewee, Other |
| Classifications: | JA84.U5, 353 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Vincent Ostrom
- Elinor Ostrom : an intellectual biography by Vlad Tarko( )
- The federalism scholarship of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom : applications and reflections( Book )
- Retirement of the first federal debt : a test of Vincent Ostrom's theory of democratic administration by Charles Joseph Myers( )
- Indiana University Department of Political Science records by Bloomington Indiana University( )
- Polycentric political economy : essays in honor of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom : special issue( Book )
Most widely held works by
Vincent Ostrom
The intellectual crisis in American public administration by
Vincent Ostrom(
)
61 editions published between 1753 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 3,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book examines various constitutional crises the nation has experienced since Watergate. This revised and expanded third edition extends this analysis to account for the most recent developments in American politics, up to and including the Clinton and Bush administrations."--Jacket
61 editions published between 1753 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 3,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book examines various constitutional crises the nation has experienced since Watergate. This revised and expanded third edition extends this analysis to account for the most recent developments in American politics, up to and including the Clinton and Bush administrations."--Jacket
The drama of Russian political history : system against individuality by
A. V Obolonskiĭ(
)
13 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 2,122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Obolonsky has undertaken the formidable task of reinterpreting Russian history from the Time of Troubles to the dismantling of the Soviet system under Gorbachev and Yeltsin and others. He seeks to understand the present and assess the social trends that will shape the future through a careful reconsideration of Russia's past." "Obolonsky structures his analysis of historical trends around two opposing concepts - a system-centered understanding of social existence in which individuals are viewed as "cogs" functioning for the sake of the whole, and a liberal person-centered paradigm in which society seeks to promote the development of the individual. He distrusts all monistic explanations, preferring to utilize a variety of variables - ethical, economic, sociopsychological, cultural - to explain Russian history, and presenting its course as a long-term and ongoing struggle between two competing models of life. Defining several critical junctures from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, Obolonsky focuses on these "historical crossroads", at which the course of history might have been changed either in favor of a person-centered way of life or a system-centered trajectory. Currently, Obolonsky maintains, Russia is again at a challenging crossroad, and the future is still open to each of these two different paths." "Students of Russian history, politics, and culture, and also those interested in the broader issues of twentieth-century society will find this informative magnum opus of a senior Russian scholar insightful and thought-provoking."--Jacket
13 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 2,122 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Obolonsky has undertaken the formidable task of reinterpreting Russian history from the Time of Troubles to the dismantling of the Soviet system under Gorbachev and Yeltsin and others. He seeks to understand the present and assess the social trends that will shape the future through a careful reconsideration of Russia's past." "Obolonsky structures his analysis of historical trends around two opposing concepts - a system-centered understanding of social existence in which individuals are viewed as "cogs" functioning for the sake of the whole, and a liberal person-centered paradigm in which society seeks to promote the development of the individual. He distrusts all monistic explanations, preferring to utilize a variety of variables - ethical, economic, sociopsychological, cultural - to explain Russian history, and presenting its course as a long-term and ongoing struggle between two competing models of life. Defining several critical junctures from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, Obolonsky focuses on these "historical crossroads", at which the course of history might have been changed either in favor of a person-centered way of life or a system-centered trajectory. Currently, Obolonsky maintains, Russia is again at a challenging crossroad, and the future is still open to each of these two different paths." "Students of Russian history, politics, and culture, and also those interested in the broader issues of twentieth-century society will find this informative magnum opus of a senior Russian scholar insightful and thought-provoking."--Jacket
Understanding urban government; metropolitan reform reconsidered by
Robert L Bish(
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15 editions published between 1973 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1973 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The political theory of a compound republic : designing the American experiment by
Vincent Ostrom(
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24 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Political Theory of a Compound Republic presents the essential logic of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton's design of limited, distributed, constitutional authority proposed inThe Federalist. Two revised and expanded ensuing chapters show how the idea of constitutional choice has been employed since the adoption of the 1789 Constitution of the United States. A new concluding chapter questions commonly accepted beliefs about sovereign nation-states and considers governance from the perspective of twenty-first century 'citizen-sovereigns.'
24 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Political Theory of a Compound Republic presents the essential logic of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton's design of limited, distributed, constitutional authority proposed inThe Federalist. Two revised and expanded ensuing chapters show how the idea of constitutional choice has been employed since the adoption of the 1789 Constitution of the United States. A new concluding chapter questions commonly accepted beliefs about sovereign nation-states and considers governance from the perspective of twenty-first century 'citizen-sovereigns.'
Comparing urban service delivery systems : structure and performance(
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12 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The meaning of American federalism : constituting a self-governing society by
Vincent Ostrom(
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18 editions published between 1990 and 1994 in English and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A publication of the Center for Self-Governance." Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index
18 editions published between 1990 and 1994 in English and held by 489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A publication of the Center for Self-Governance." Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index
The meaning of democracy and the vulnerability of democracies : a response to Tocqueville's challenge by
Vincent Ostrom(
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12 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
We struggle in the modern age to preserve individual freedoms and social self-government in the face of large and powerful governments that lay claim to the symbols and language of democracy, according to Vincent Ostrom. Arguing that democratic systems are characterized by self-governing--not state- governed--societies, Ostrom contends that the nature and strength of individual relationships and self-organizing behavior are critical to the creation and survival of a democratic political system. Ostrom begins with a basic contradiction identified by Alexis de Tocqueville. De Tocqueville suggested that if citizens acted on the basis of their natural inclinations they would expect government to provide for them and take care of their needs. Yet these conditions contradict what it means to be self-governing. Ostrom explores the social and cultural context necessary for a democratic system to flourish emphasizing the important role of ideas and the use of language in defining and understanding political life. Discussing differences in the ideas about social organization among various cultural and intellectual traditions, he considers the difficulties encountered over time in building democratic societies in America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. He outlines lessons from these experiences for the efforts to build democracy in the developing world and the countries emerging from communism. Based on a lifetime of thinking about the social conditions necessary to support a democracy, this book makes a significant contribution to the recent discussion about civil society and the fragility of our formal and informal social institutions and will be of interest to social scientists, historians and all readers concerned with the state of democracy in the modern world.--
12 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
We struggle in the modern age to preserve individual freedoms and social self-government in the face of large and powerful governments that lay claim to the symbols and language of democracy, according to Vincent Ostrom. Arguing that democratic systems are characterized by self-governing--not state- governed--societies, Ostrom contends that the nature and strength of individual relationships and self-organizing behavior are critical to the creation and survival of a democratic political system. Ostrom begins with a basic contradiction identified by Alexis de Tocqueville. De Tocqueville suggested that if citizens acted on the basis of their natural inclinations they would expect government to provide for them and take care of their needs. Yet these conditions contradict what it means to be self-governing. Ostrom explores the social and cultural context necessary for a democratic system to flourish emphasizing the important role of ideas and the use of language in defining and understanding political life. Discussing differences in the ideas about social organization among various cultural and intellectual traditions, he considers the difficulties encountered over time in building democratic societies in America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. He outlines lessons from these experiences for the efforts to build democracy in the developing world and the countries emerging from communism. Based on a lifetime of thinking about the social conditions necessary to support a democracy, this book makes a significant contribution to the recent discussion about civil society and the fragility of our formal and informal social institutions and will be of interest to social scientists, historians and all readers concerned with the state of democracy in the modern world.--
Guidance, control, and evaluation in the public sector : the Bielefeld interdisciplinary project by
Franz-Xaver Kaufmann(
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11 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Water & politics by
Vincent Ostrom(
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16 editions published between 1953 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1953 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rethinking institutional analysis and development : issues, alternatives, and choices by
Vincent Ostrom(
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34 editions published between 1988 and 1993 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1988 and 1993 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Local government in the United States by
Vincent Ostrom(
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9 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in English and Chinese and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu yi qu fen gong gong chan pin he fu wu de gong ying he sheng chan wei luo ji ji chu, chan shu le di fang gong gong jing ji de li lun ; bing zhua zhu zhi pei he zi zhi zhi jian de nei zai jin zhang guan xi, jie shi le mei guo di fang zheng fu zhi du de yan bian he fa zhan
9 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in English and Chinese and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu yi qu fen gong gong chan pin he fu wu de gong ying he sheng chan wei luo ji ji chu, chan shu le di fang gong gong jing ji de li lun ; bing zhua zhu zhi pei he zi zhi zhi jian de nei zai jin zhang guan xi, jie shi le mei guo di fang zheng fu zhi du de yan bian he fa zhan
The quest to understand human affairs by
Vincent Ostrom(
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10 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume presents fifty previously unpublished essays by Vincent Ostrom on the U.S. government's environmental problems and resource governance. Political theorist Barbara Allen has edited the work and Supplied extensive notes that provide context and identify key events and persons cited in the works. These remarkable essays offer specialists insight into developments in the fields of institutional analysis, resource governance, policy, and administration, and speak to the worldwide transformations in democracies and human and environmental relations. --Book Jacket
10 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume presents fifty previously unpublished essays by Vincent Ostrom on the U.S. government's environmental problems and resource governance. Political theorist Barbara Allen has edited the work and Supplied extensive notes that provide context and identify key events and persons cited in the works. These remarkable essays offer specialists insight into developments in the fields of institutional analysis, resource governance, policy, and administration, and speak to the worldwide transformations in democracies and human and environmental relations. --Book Jacket
The struggle to constitute and sustain productive orders : Vincent Ostrom's quest to understand human affairs(
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5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Countries, governments, and organizations devise constitutions to reflect their visions of governance and rules for leaders, which vary considerably in both formats and consequences. Disputes over constitutions can lead to fights, contests, debates, and more. Vincent Ostrom is one of America's leading scholars on constitutions and has spent a lifetime researching, analyzing, and writing about constitutions in America and overseas. He provides methods to judge and to implement constitutions as citizens struggle with their formulation. In this book, scholars from around the world add to this intellectual quest of massive scholarly and practical importance. Using the research and methodology pioneered by Ostrom, scholars identify and analyze the criteria for successful constitutions in both theory and practice."--BOOK JACKET
5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Countries, governments, and organizations devise constitutions to reflect their visions of governance and rules for leaders, which vary considerably in both formats and consequences. Disputes over constitutions can lead to fights, contests, debates, and more. Vincent Ostrom is one of America's leading scholars on constitutions and has spent a lifetime researching, analyzing, and writing about constitutions in America and overseas. He provides methods to judge and to implement constitutions as citizens struggle with their formulation. In this book, scholars from around the world add to this intellectual quest of massive scholarly and practical importance. Using the research and methodology pioneered by Ostrom, scholars identify and analyze the criteria for successful constitutions in both theory and practice."--BOOK JACKET
The practice of constitutional development : Vincent Ostrom's quest to understand human affairs by
Filippo Sabetti(
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3 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains eight conference papers and three previously unpublished papers by Ostrom--P. ix
3 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains eight conference papers and three previously unpublished papers by Ostrom--P. ix
The political theory of a compound republic: a reconstruction of the logical foundations of American democracy as presented
in the Federalist by
Vincent Ostrom(
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16 editions published between 1900 and 1987 in English and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1900 and 1987 in English and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Choice, rules and collective action : the Ostroms on the study of institutions and governance by
Elinor Ostrom(
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9 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume brings together a set of key writings of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences co-recipient Elinor Ostrom and public choice political economy cofounder Vincent Ostrom, in which the two scholars introduce, elaborate and explain their approaches, conceptual frameworks and analytical perspectives to the study of institutions and institutional performance. The book brings together a number of texts representing the main analytical and conceptual vehicles articulated and used by the Ostroms and their collaborators in the creation of the so-called Bloomington School of public choice and institutional theory. The focus is hence on the conceptual lenses and theoretical apparatus that shaped the construction of their work; an attempt to illustrate them, via selected readings organized using a tentative interpretative framework. Its ultimate objective is not only to offer a direct introduction to the conceptual, theoretical and epistemic perspectives that shaped and inspired this prominent research program, but also to point out the fascinating intellectual avenues opened by the Ostroms' and that invite further exploration and investigation.--
9 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 65 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume brings together a set of key writings of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences co-recipient Elinor Ostrom and public choice political economy cofounder Vincent Ostrom, in which the two scholars introduce, elaborate and explain their approaches, conceptual frameworks and analytical perspectives to the study of institutions and institutional performance. The book brings together a number of texts representing the main analytical and conceptual vehicles articulated and used by the Ostroms and their collaborators in the creation of the so-called Bloomington School of public choice and institutional theory. The focus is hence on the conceptual lenses and theoretical apparatus that shaped the construction of their work; an attempt to illustrate them, via selected readings organized using a tentative interpretative framework. Its ultimate objective is not only to offer a direct introduction to the conceptual, theoretical and epistemic perspectives that shaped and inspired this prominent research program, but also to point out the fascinating intellectual avenues opened by the Ostroms' and that invite further exploration and investigation.--
Institutional arrangements for water resource development : the choice of institutional arrangements for water resource development--with
special reference to the California water industry by
Vincent Ostrom(
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9 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 57 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 57 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Water supply by
Vincent Ostrom(
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1 edition published in 1953 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1953 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elinor Ostrom and the Bloomington School of Political Economy by
Elinor Ostrom(
)
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elinor Ostrom and the Bloomington School of Political Economy is a comprehensive collection, in four volumes, of the most important contributions by Ostrom and her colleagues on central issues. This second volume presents Ostrom's best-known legacy, her work on resource governance and the maintenance of resources through collective action
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elinor Ostrom and the Bloomington School of Political Economy is a comprehensive collection, in four volumes, of the most important contributions by Ostrom and her colleagues on central issues. This second volume presents Ostrom's best-known legacy, her work on resource governance and the maintenance of resources through collective action
The quest to understand human affairs. Essays on collective, consitutional, and epistemic choice by
Vincent Ostrom(
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8 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 12 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Obolonskiĭ, A. V. (Aleksandr Valentinovich) Author
- Bish, Robert L. Author
- Allen, Barbara 1953- Editor
- Bish, Frances Pennell Editor
- Ostrom, Elinor Interviewee Honoree Author
- Sabetti, Filippo 1940- Editor
- Kaufmann, Franz-Xaver Other Editor
- Majone, Giandomenico Other
- Sproule-Jones, Mark 1941- Editor
- Feeny, David 1948- Other Editor
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Bureaucracy California California--Los Angeles Comparative government Conservation of natural resources--Government policy Constitutional history Constitutional law Constitutions Debts, Public Democracy Developing countries Economic development Economic development--Political aspects Economic development--Social aspects Economic policy Economics Federal government Federalist Hanson, Russell L., Indiana University, Bloomington.--Department of Political Science Indiana University.--Department of Government Indiana University.--Department of Political Science Institutional economics Institution building Local government Metropolitan government Municipal government Municipal services Ostrom, Elinor Ostrom, Vincent, Policy sciences Political rights Political science Political science--Philosophy Politics and government Public administration Public institutions Rational choice theory Representative government and representation Russia (Federation) Separation of powers Siffin, William J Social choice Social institutions Soviet Union United States Water resources development Water-supply Women economists Women political scientists
