Question of the Commons : The Culture and Ecology of Communal Resources

McCay, Bonnie J.; Acheson, James M. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0816512051 / ISBN 13: 9780816512058

Published by University of Arizona Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Question of the Commons : The Culture and Ecology of Communal Resources
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816512051
• ISBN 13: 9780816512058
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in "The Tragedy of the Commons" that common property is doomed to overexploitation in any society. This book represents the first cross-cultural test of Hardin's argument and argues that, while tragedies of the commons do occur under some circumstances, local institutions have proven resilient and responsive to the problems of communal resource use.

About the Author

Bonnie J. McCay is a professor of anthropology and ecology at Rutgers University.