Which is true?

a. In an influential 1968 article in Science, Hardin affirmed that commons dilemmas would in the short-to-moderate term be harmful to the planet, but in the long term, the human capacity to adapt would prevail.
b. Lloyd (1937/1968) identified a serious flaw in Smith’s (1776/1976) economics theory—the flaw being that Smith assumed that natural resources are virtually unlimited.
c. When the supply of a resource seems small or limited, individuals seem to feel free to exploit the resource as much as possible.
d. Lloyd recognized that many resources are, in fact, infinite and unlimited


Ans: B

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