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Managing the Commons (A William J. Siffin Memorial Book) (Paperback)

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A new edition of a pioneering work on the origins, developments, and recent innovations in the debate on managing the commons.

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"... 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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Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press; Second Edition edition (April 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0253211530
ISBN-13: 978-0253211538
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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At the end of a thoughtful article on the future of nuclear war, J. B. Wiesner and H. F. York concluded that: "Both sides in the arms race...confronted by the dilemma of steadily increasing military power and steadily decreasing national security. Read the first page

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New York, United States, South Pacific, Garrett Hardin, Great Plains, San Francisco, National Research Council, Order of Stewardships, Cambridge University Press, National Academy Press, Proceedings of the Conference, Harvard University Press, Joseph Smith, The Question of the Commons, United Nations, University of Arizona Press, American Economic Review, Elinor Ostrom, Jackson County, Journal of Political Economy, British Columbia, Mancur Olson, North American, Salt Lake City, Scott Gordon

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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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