The tragedy of the commons is an example of a ________ dilemma.
A) replenishing resource management
B) prisoner's
C) economic cooperation
D) resource allocation
Question 2
Sheepherders in New England grazed their animals on their own pastures in a conservative fashion, so that the grass could regrow and the grazing continue indefinitely.
However, they overgrazed the common pastures, which resulted in the destruction of these areas. This problem became known as the
A) social action dilemma.
B) invisible hand problem.
C) public goods dilemma.
D) tragedy of the commons.
Segregation according to resource factor among 40 species of British passerine birds.
Resource partitioning among five species of warblers feeding in North American spruce trees.
Comedy and Tragedy
Commons Abbreviations for Weights and Measures
Natural Resource Prices, 1850–2010
Relationship between Resource Use and Growth