"Coupled infrastructure systems"

An iterative approach to case study analysis: insights from qualitative analysis of quantitative inconsistencies

Large-N comparative studies have helped common pool resource scholars gain general insights into the factors that influence collective action and governance outcomes. However, these studies are often limited by missing data, and suffer from the …

Challenges and opportunities in coding the commons: problems, procedures, and potential solutions in large-N comparative case studies

On-going efforts to understand the dynamics of coupled social-ecological (or more broadly, coupled infrastructure) systems and common pool resources have led to the generation of numerous datasets based on a large number of case studies. This data …

The functional intelligences proposition

Why are some governments more effective managers of resources - people, places and finances - and others less effective? This question is at the center of understanding political and economic development. Yet, established theory that explains how …