The Core Challenges of Moving Beyond Garrett Hardin

Found at: http://hdl.handle.net/10535/2662
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Basurto, Xavier; Ostrom, Elinor
Journal:	Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research
Volume:	1
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Date:	2009
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10535/2662
Sector:	General & Multiple Resources
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Subject(s):	common pool resources tragedy of the commons Workshop Hardin, Garrett
Abstract:	"Hardins theory depicting a set of pastoralists inexorably trapped in the overuse of their common pasturewas thought for many years to be typical for common-pool resources (CPRs) not owned privately or by a government. Since Hardin thought the users would be trapped in their tragic overuse of a resource, he advocated two solutions to prevent future tragedies: state control or individual ownership. We need to move beyond this simplistic approach, but face challenges in doing so."

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