A community of New England fishermen have fished for cod for several decades. To maximize their revenue, fishermen are catching fish faster than the fish can reproduce, leading to declining fish populations. Even though all are aware of the problem, fishermen continue to fish. This depletion of public goods is known as
a. the tragedy of the commons.
b. the prisoner’s dilemma.
c. the free-rider problem.
d. the problem of tolls.
a. the tragedy of the commons.
Political Science
You might also like to view...
When you create a percentage table, you should percentage ______.
A. the columns B. the rows C. the columns and the rows D. neither columns nor rows
Political Science
Scholars debate whether networks constitute an approach, a theory, a method, or prescription, but there is rising recognition of the power of ______ approaches to public administration.
a. negative b. collaborative c. legal actor d. decentralized
Political Science