Quote of the day
I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
Elinor Ostrom
Born: August 7, 1933
Died: June 12, 2012 (aged 78)
Bio: Elinor Claire "Lin" Ostrom was an American political economist whose work was associated with the New Institutional Economics and the resurgence of political economy. In 2009, she shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Oliver E.
Known for:
- Governing the commons (1990)
- Understanding institutional diversity (2005)
- Trust And Reciprocity
- Rules, games, and common-pool resources