Chapter 6. Tragedy of the Commons and Human Behavior

Tags: Political Theory, Strategy

12/06/2018 Louis E. Carabini

Carabini explains how individuals achieve results that are “better than rational” when seeking ways to manage the resources of the commons, and how government intervention only obstructs the process. Pages 63–74 in the text. Narrated by Daniel Bennett.

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