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name: ostrom-1990
description: Apply the Elinor Ostrom — Governing the Commons (1990) article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Elinor Ostrom — Governing the Commons (1990)

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/ostrom-1990). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/ostrom-1990.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/ostrom-1990/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

The Source Ostrom, E. 1990 . Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action . Cambridge University Press. Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, 2009. The Claim Groups manage shared resources without state coercion or

## Representations

- Human: /a/ostrom-1990
- JSON: /api/articles/ostrom-1990
- Relationships: /api/articles/ostrom-1990/topology
- History: /api/articles/ostrom-1990/revisions