For the first time ever, the Nobel Prize for Economics has been awarded to a woman, Elinor Ostrom (jointly with Oliver E. Williamson). John Quiggin, writing in Crikey today [where incidentally, he throws a sop to the pedants by pointing out that it isn't actually a Nobel Prize] discusses Ostrom’s contribution to scholarship:
Larvatus Prodeo is an Australian group blog which discusses politics, sociology, culture, life, religion and science from a left of centre perspective. more»
Navigation
Recent posts
- End of the road for Glenn Milne?
- Open South Australian election thread II
- Open Tasmanian election thread II
- The Great Health Debate
- Stop the press! Media narrative wrong!
- Acknowledgement of country ‘culture wars’
- Costello piles on
- Who’s interested in geoengineering?
- Keating on Abbott
- Rudd’s ratings come down to earth; but he shouldn’t worry
Blogs We Like
A random selection from our blogroll
- No Blogroll Links
Tags
Alexander Downer
ALP
andrew bartlett
Asshattery
Australian Democrats
Australian Greens
authoritarian
barack obama
blogosphere
brendan nelson
Climate change
Coalition
cprs
Culture
Culture Wars
Family First
Federal election 2007
gender & equality
global financial crisis
History
Indigenous policy & reconciliation
intolerance
John Howard
Julia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Kim Beazley
Labor
liberal leadership
Liberal Party
Malcolm Turnbull
Media
music matters
Paul Keating
Peter Costello
photos
politics&govt
Rudd government
Saturday Salon
Sociology
sports&spectating
Tony Abbott
USA Election 2008
Video
war & conflict
Writings
Recent comments
wilful, Jenny, Paul Norton, JohnL
Elise, Elise, Huggybunny, wilful, Elise, Fran Barlow [...]
David Irving (no relation), Deborah, Kim, Sam
Jenny, Sam, Kim, Doug, Paul Norton
Gummo Trotsky, Elise, Ken Lovell, David Irving (no relation), John D, Paul Norton [...]
David Irving (no relation), Mark, josh, joe2, Eat The Rich, Mark [...]
Kim, paul walter, Saint Furious of Ikea, Jacques de Molay, Fascinated, Deborah [...]
Helen, Kim, Helen, David Irving (no relation), Sam, Helen [...]
Roger Jones, David Irving (no relation), Elise, Paul Norton, Gummo Trotsky, Fran Barlow [...]
Mindy, Fyodor, conrad, Mindy, murph the surf., Lefty E [...]
nasking, Space Ghost, Vidar, senexx, nasking, Gummo Trotsky [...]
Mark, joe2, anthony nolan, joe2, anthony nolan, Mercurius [...]