Paradoxical Conservation and the Tragedy of Multiple Commons

19 Pages Posted: 24 May 2010

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

The article is seminal in that it proposes a new twist on the "Tragedy of the Commons." The article does so by suggesting that contrary to our best intentions in preserving a portion of the commons, doing so may have the perverse result of enabling the exploitation of other resources.

Keywords: conservation, commons, natural resources, exploitation

Suggested Citation

Olmsted, James L., Paradoxical Conservation and the Tragedy of Multiple Commons (2008). Tulane Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 22, No. 103, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1615103

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