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name: paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover
description: Apply the Ostrom (2009): Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Ostrom (2009): Polycentric Governance of Complex Economic Systems

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Ostrom Saw and Core Results Elinor Ostrom examined how groups manage common-pool resources without sole reliance on markets or central states. She documented polycentric systems with multiple independent decision centers that interact.

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-ostrom-e-2009-beyond-markets-and-states-polycentric-gover/revisions
