Question

Hardin (1968) described the tragedy of the commons as a dilemma arising when the common good aligns perfectly with the good of individual entities.

a) True
b) False

Answer 1

Garrett Hardin's tragedy of the commons is falsely characterized by the statement in question. It's actually a dilemma where individual pursuits lead to depletion or degradation of a shared resource, not alignment with the common good.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hardin (1968) described the tragedy of the commons as a dilemma not where the common good aligns with the good of individual entities, but paradoxically as a situation where individuals acting in their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource through their collective action. Therefore, the statement that Hardin described the tragedy of the commons as a dilemma arising when the common good aligns perfectly with the good of individual entities is false. In the tragedy of the commons, self-interested entities have incentives to overutilize a shared resource, leading to its depletion or degradation.