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John A. Baden (Editor), Douglas S. Noonan (Editor)
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April 22, 1998 0253211530 978-0253211538 Second Edition

"... an impressive collection of essays that provide a wide-ranging look at the question of how best to manage our common-pool resources.... a thought-provoking read... " —The Journal of Environmental Education

This is a new edition of a pioneering work on the origins, developments, and recent innovations in the debate on managing commonly-owned lands and resources. It includes both new and updated essays which focus on alternate institutional approaches to managing these resources to prevent environmental tragedy.


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About the Author

John A. Baden is Chairman of the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE) and the Gallatin Institute. He was co-contributing editor of the first edition of Managing the Commons with Garrett Hardin. He is also contributimh editor of Environmental Gore and writes a syndicated column for the Seattle Times.

DOUGLAS S. NOONAN is Research Assistant at the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE) and the Gallatin Institute. He is a graduate of the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies.


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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press; Second Edition edition (April 22, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0253211530
  • ISBN-13: 978-0253211538
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's not human to be altruistic, February 13, 2000
This review is from: Managing the Commons, Second Edition (A William J. Siffin Memorial Book) (Paperback)
This collection of essays explores how individuals view commonly-owned resources. The clear conclusion is that people are biologically selfish: each person sees his/her own interests as more important than the group's interests. Altruism doesn't work as a policy. This flies in the face of common wisdom. I wish this book could be made standard reading for all high-school students. It explains the population's apparently self-defeating habit of destroying their own habitat.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff, October 23, 1998
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Very informing information...Innovative, intuitive, interesting. -B. Baggins
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