What is the tragedy of the commons? Give an example of a common pool resource, and describe ways of protecting such resources
What will be an ideal response?
The tragedy of the commons is "where a resource is owned by many people in common or by no one" and the resource is used by each individual to maximize his/her benefit. Resource exploitation is expected when each individual maximizes his or her benefit without regard to the ecosystem's ability to sustain the level of use. Examples of a common pool resource are federal grasslands, coast and open-ocean fisheries, groundwater, nationally owned woodlands and forests, and the atmosphere. "One arrangement that can mitigate the tragedy is private ownership. Where private ownership is unworkable, the alternative is to regulate access to the commons. Regulation should allow for (1) protection, so that the benefits derived from the commons can be sustained, (2) fairness in access rights, and (3) mutual consent of the regulated."
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