Lovrich and Neiman’s collection of 200 abstracts of relevant works is divided into two
main groups: normative studies dealing with ‘‘the desirability of public choice orientations
toward the proper design and operation of governmental-programs and agencies’’ and
empirical studies. Vincent and Elinor Ostrom’s contributions (as well as those of their
collaborators) are represented heavily in both categories, Elinor’s more in the empirical
section; Vincent’s more in the normative one. As in the case of many other literature
reviews, the Ostroms’ work is perceived both from the perspective of the big paradigmatic
push it advocated and from the perspective of the various Public Administration subfields
and issue areas to the study of which they contributed: intergovernmental relations (federalism
and polycentricism), co-production and provision of collective goods, public
finance, measurement and evaluation, natural resources management, public–private
governance arrangements, metropolitan administration and public sector more generally.