Based on Hardin's arguments in "The Tragedy of the Commons," in which case would resources be best conserved in order to maximize yield?

A) with private ownership of land and resources
B) when there is a centralized political authority regulating land use
C) in societies with no concept of land ownership
D) when land is restricted to use by a single kin group


A

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