GGRB21H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Uch, Environmental Degradation, Postcolonialism
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The tragedy of the commons q on midterm: Q: res (cid:374)ullius, res (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)es; usi(cid:374)g these ter(cid:373)s is garret harriso(cid:374)"s theory of the tragedy of the. Misunderstood because people do not understand property rights in the commons. The cost of damage shared by the rest of the population (the people) Using the term res nullius, we can omit the misunderstanding that the commons are not un-owned. Cost of degradation and environment shared by the rest of the population (the people) The benefit goes to individuals: if you have more cows you can sell more cows as an example. Individual or private property rights versus tragedy of the commons. If you have a farm, you can have 100 cattle. Since it is private property you pay the cost (1 person) However, if the farm does belong to everyone, people do not care and you can do what you.
