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Sustaining the Commons Part 2: Concepts of the Commons
Sustaining the Commons (2020)
  • Erik Edward Nordman
Lecture
Description
Introduces two analytical tools for understanding why common-pool resources might be overused. These include the Prisoner's Dilemma from game theory and the "rival / exclusive" framework.
15 minutes
Keywords
  • commons,
  • game theory,
  • common-pool resources,
  • Prisoner's Dilemma,
  • Tragedy of the Commons,
  • Elinor Ostrom
Publication Date
March 23, 2020
Citation Information
Erik Edward Nordman. "Sustaining the Commons Part 2: Concepts of the Commons" Sustaining the Commons (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/erik_nordman/56/