The production of medicines and vaccines is largely left to the hands a profit-seeking private sector, despite the vital importance of public health, as well as massive public investments in underlying research. Why do covid-19 vaccines belong to private pharmaceutical companies, and not the people?
Margaret Levi, Editor of the Annual Review of Political Science, talks with Elinor Ostrom. In this prefatory interview, Dr. Ostrom talks about her personal journey in academia, not only as a woman, but also as a non-traditional student who worked outside of academia before pursuing graduate work. She discusses her belief in collaboration and multi-disciplinary research, as well as her research in common-pool resources and governance.