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Hackerspaces: A Case Study in the Creation and Management of a Common Pool Resource

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  • Michael R. Williams

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  • Joshua C. Hall

    (West Virginia University, College of Business and Economics)

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Hackerspaces are community-operated physical places where individuals get together to build things. While the organization itself is private, the ‘space’ that is created for individuals to work has elements of a common pool resource (CPR). Previous literature finds technology to be important in effective CPR management. Through an ethnographic study of a hackerspace, we show how technology is crucial for management of the ‘space’. In addition, we highlight how technology is used in hackerspaces to satisfy three of Elinor Ostrom’s design principles for stable CPR management.

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  • Michael R. Williams & Joshua C. Hall, 2015. "Hackerspaces: A Case Study in the Creation and Management of a Common Pool Resource," Working Papers 15-02, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
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    common pool resource; design principles; hackerspaces;
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    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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