Polycentric Governance: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration

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dc.contributor.advisorBoettke, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorTarko, Vlad
dc.creatorTarko, Vlad
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T18:40:41Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T18:40:41Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe dissertation overviews and elaborates the concept of polycentricity, and applies it to two cases. Spontaneous order plays an important role in many non-market systems. But not all spontaneous orders are productive or sustainable. The concept of polycentricity aims to describe the productive subset of spontaneous orders, including both markets and non-market forms of organization. Broadly speaking, a polycentric system of governance is a collection of heterogeneous decision centers acting independently, but under a common system of rules and/or norms limiting negative externalities and free riding. The role of the overarching set of rules or norms is to assure that the spontaneous order is indeed productive and sustainable.
dc.format.extent142 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9655
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Vlad Tarko
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subjectCorporate social responsibility
dc.subjectEconomics of science
dc.subjectFederalism
dc.subjectInstitutional economics
dc.subjectManagement
dc.titlePolycentric Governance: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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