Elinor Ostrom, who has died aged 78 of pancreatic cancer, was a US political scientist who is the only woman to have been awarded a Nobel Prize in economics. She won a share of the 2009 prize for her research into how people overcome selfish interests to successfully manage natural resources.
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Elinor Ostrom
Economist;
Born: August 7, 1933; Died: June 12, 2012.
Elinor Ostrom, who has died aged 78 of pancreatic cancer, was a US political scientist who is the only woman to have been awarded a Nobel Prize in economics. She won a share of the 2009 prize for her research into how people overcome selfish interests to successfully manage natural resources.
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