tragedy of the commons

self-interests causing depletion of a shared resource
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tragedy of the commons

Summary

tragedy of the commons is an economic theory[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • tragedy of the commons is credited with the discovery of Garrett Hardin[3].
  • tragedy of the commons's instance of is recorded as economic theory[4].
  • tragedy of the commons's instance of is recorded as economic term[5].
  • tragedy of the commons's instance of is recorded as failure mode[6].
  • The Tragedy of the Commons is named after tragedy of the commons[7].
  • tragedy of the commons is a type of public policy failure[8].
  • tragedy of the commons's Commons category is recorded as Tragedy of the commons[9].
  • tragedy of the commons is the opposite of tragedy of the anticommons[10].
  • tragedy of the commons is the opposite of comedy of the commons[11].
  • tragedy of the commons was published on 1968[12].
  • tragedy of the commons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tragedy of the commons[13].
  • tragedy of the commons's main subject is commons[14].
  • tragedy of the commons's partially coincident with is recorded as over exploitation[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include economic theory[4], economic term[5], and failure mode[6]. tragedy of the commons is a type of public policy failure[8]. Recorded opposite of include tragedy of the anticommons[10] and comedy of the commons[11].

Origins

The Tragedy of the Commons is named after tragedy of the commons[7].

Why It Matters

tragedy of the commons has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Tragedy of the commons
    Main subject commons
    Named after The Tragedy of the Commons
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