Tragedy of the Commons Quiz
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What is a “commons” in the “Tragedy of the Commons” sense?

  • A valuable resource that has highly restricted ownership
  • A shared resource that has open access (correct)
  • A person of ignoble birth (such as a peasant) who farms a field
  • A hardship that is shared by poorer people but not by the rich

    • Which of the following might we reasonably expect to be afflicted by “the Tragedy of the Commons”?

  • A typical Mexican farmer’s field
  • A new housing development in Atlanta
  • All of the world’s oceans (correct)
  • A privately owned forest in Canada

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