 They believe that policymakers need to give local people a chance to shape the systems used to allocate resources and resolve disputes.Sometimes, Ostrom points out, local solutions can be the most efficient and effective options.This is a point of view that fits very well with anthropological research, which has for some time shown us the logic of local systems of knowledge — and the damage that can be done when "solutions" to problems are imposed from outside or above without adequate consultation.