Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top You've loaded an old revision of the document! If you save it, you will create a new version with this data. Media Files ====Tragedy of the Commons==== The assumption that a shared resource will be tragically exploited for individual gain. <blockquote> Since its publication in Science in December 1968, "The Tragedy of the Commons" has been anthologized in at least 111 books, making it one of the most-reprinted articles ever to appear in any scientific journal. It is also one of the most-quoted: a recent Google search found "about 302,000" results for the phrase "tragedy of the commons." -- Ian Angus </blockquote> ==== The Myth... ==== <blockquote> Hardin assumed that human nature is selfish and unchanging and that society is just an assemblage of self-interested individuals who don't care about the impact of their actions on the community. The same idea, explicitly or implicitly, is a fundamental component of mainstream (i.e., pro-capitalist) economic theory. -- Ian Angus </blockquote> see: http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/angus250808.html Please fill all the letters into the box to prove you're human. Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International luminous/tragedy_of_the_commons.1220781055.txt.gz Last modified: 2008-09-07 09:50by 81.188.78.24