Managing the Commons

by Garrett Hardin, John Baden (Editor)

"... 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Economics, Essays

294 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1977

About the author

Garrett James Hardin was a leading and controversial ecologist from Dallas, Texas, who was most well known for his 1968 paper, The Tragedy of the Commons. He is also known for Hardin's First Law of Ecology, which states "You cannot do only one thing", and used the familiar phrase "Nice guys finish last" to sum up the "selfish gene" concept of life and evolution.

Reviews

[Aggrey Odera · Rating 2 out of 5]

I suppose coming up with a phrase like “tragedy of the commons” allows you to put forth your Malthusianism as credible science.