The question of the commons : the culture and ecology of communal resources

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The question of the commons : the culture and ecology of communal resources

Bonnie J. McCay, James M. Acheson, editors

(Arizona studies in human ecology)

University of Arizona Press, c1987

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 393-428

Includes index

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ISBN 9780816509720

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This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in ""The Tragedy of the Commons"" that common property is doomed to overexploitation in any society. This book represents the first cross-cultural test of Hardin's argument and argues that, while tragedies of the commons do occur under some circumstances, local institutions have proven resilient and responsive to the problems of communal resource use.
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: pbk ISBN 9780816512058

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This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in ""The Tragedy of the Commons"" that common property is doomed to overexploitation in any society. This book represents the first cross-cultural test of Hardin's argument and argues that, while tragedies of the commons do occur under some circumstances, local institutions have proven resilient and responsive to the problems of communal resource use.

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