2012/11/15 by Robert Stephen Hawkshaw, Sarah C.F. Hawkshaw, U. Rashid Sumaila · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Economic Theory and Institutions #Natural Resources and Economic Development #Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.3390/su4113141
openalex publication_date 2012/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
A deep reading of Hardin (1968) reveals that he had a lot more to say about the use and regulation of resources such as fisheries than he is given credit for in the literature. It appears that he is typically cited just so that authors can use the phrase “tragedy of the commons” to invoke the specter of looming catastrophe and then tie that to whatever solution they have proposed. We argue in this contribution that there is a lot more in Hardin’s essay that either contradicts or greatly complicates the arguments he is cited as an authority for.