Just over a week ago the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to two academics, including the first woman ever to win that prize, Elinor Ostrom. When I was reading about Elinor I thought back to the starfish story we discussed in class a couple of weeks ago. Elinor's work specifically deals with government interventions in communities. She has been quoted as saying that often times communities can fix their problems better on their own than with government intervention because those within the community have a better understanding of their needs. It made me think of how we discussed that the starfish may not necessarily have wanted the help they received when being thrown in the water.
More about the Nobel Prize here: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/nobel.economics/index.html
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I definitely agree that many times it's easier for communities to deal with their problems, rather than have governments interfere!
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