The paper Institutional Grammar Tool meets the Narrative Policy Framework: Narrating Institutional Statements in Consultation" 
correlates the Ostrom's IAD and the NPF (Narrative Policy Framework) to good effect. One looks at policy as story and the other as a grammar/syntax.
* [ ] _Test NFP Narrative with Austin, TX Agrihood policy recommendation._
A NFP narrative contains **four elements:**
**Setting**. It relates to a policymaking context, including institutional and socio-economic factors.
**Characters**. It contains at least one actor, such as a hero or villain.
**Plot**. Common story arcs include: heroes going on a journey or facing and overcoming adversity, often relating to villains causing trouble and victims suffering tragedy.
**Moral**. A story’s take-home point describes the cause of, and solution to, the policy problem.
# Here is an awkward sentence that contains all the components of the IAD and in effect a narrative.
In such-and-such a **setting** (nesting contexts-Where? When?) **V**,
knowing **information** W
through **channels and modes**,
**idividual actors**
or **groups of actors**
who are **eligible** and
in **positions/roles**,
who **must/must not/may** (deontic)
**choose** to do or avoiding doin **X**
to obtain **payoffs** Y
and/or to avoid **sanctions** Z.
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# The plot includes: Choice, Aggregation (groupings of characters), Information (through communication), Payoff (rewards and sanctions), and Scope (time available and outcomes).