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# The tragedy of the commons is a false and dangerous myth
- URL: https://werd.io/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-is-a-false-and-dangerous/
- Published: 2023-01-30T05:04:10.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-30T05:04:10.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“Even before Hardin’s ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’ was published, however, the young political scientist Elinor Ostrom had proven him wrong. While Hardin speculated that the tragedy of the commons could be avoided only through total privatisation or total government control, Ostrom had witnessed groundwater users near her native Los Angeles hammer out a system for sharing their coveted resource.” [#Society](https://werd.io/tag/Society)

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