| The Question of the Commons: The Culture & Ecology of Communal Resources Contributor(s): McCay, Bonnie J. (Editor), Acheson, James M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0816512051 ISBN-13: 9780816512058 Publisher: University of Arizona Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1990 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Philosophy - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 333.72 |
| LCCN: 87019833 |
| Series: Arizona Studies in Human Ecology |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.98" W x 8.92" (1.60 lbs) 439 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
