The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Dr. Elinor Ostrom, the first woman and the first non-economist to receive the prize.
Beyond that, she is the author of an incredible book that changed my life: "Crafting Institutions for Self-Governing Irrigation Systems."
That book (along with Hernando De Soto's "El Sendero Otro (The Other Path)" formed the cornerstone of one of my favorite classes in college, Dr. Oakerson's "Community Organization and Development," which rocked, end of discussion. And if you don't believe me, ask Kate Shaffner.
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The correct wording is "El otro sendero",for "The other path".
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