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Welcome to the gov-lab wiki. This is an experimental zone and things blow up or fail here!

Such behavior is intended however as the point is to practice at speed in a safe enough environment, so traveler beware; here lie dragons, unicorns, and other mythical beasts!

An important challenge facing policy scientists is to develop theories of human organisation based on realistic assessment of human capabilities and limitations in dealing with a variety of situations that inherently share some or all aspects of a tragedy of the commons. Empirically validated theories of human organisation will be essential ingredients of a policy science that can inform decisions about the likely consequences of a multitude of ways of organising human activities. - Elinor Ostrom; Governing the Commons.

Institutional voices stating the same:

• World Economic Forum