Tuesday, December 06, 2005

The Tragedy of the Commons: Illustrated through the Ivory Trade

What is the "tradgedy of the commons?" An interesting article illustrates this economic idea through examples in the ivory trade (or lack thereof). A game involving rabbits also tries to illustrate the idea.

Why is this idea important to you? It opens up ideas for ways of protecting the environment using capitalistic ways and means. I'm not sure if I'm sold on it yet, but read about it and let me know what you think about it.

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