Listen "Common Tragedy"
Episode Synopsis
Tim Harford presents the last in the series, 'Pop-up Ideas'.Tim explores the concept of 'The Tragedy of the Commons' - a term coined by the American ecologist Garrett Hardin in a hugely influential 1968 essay.He compares Hardin's work to that of the American political economist Elinor Ostrom, to reflect on the impact of mankind on the world around us.Producer: Adele Armstrong.
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