Economics
Textbooks
Boundless Economics
Market Failure: Public Goods and Common Resources
Common Resources
Economics Textbooks Boundless Economics Market Failure: Public Goods and Common Resources Common Resources
Economics Textbooks Boundless Economics Market Failure: Public Goods and Common Resources
Economics Textbooks Boundless Economics
Economics Textbooks
Economics
Concept Version 8
Created by Boundless

The Tragedy of the Commons

Bluefin Tuna Caught in Net

Bluefin Tuna Caught in Net

Fish populations are at risk of becoming fully extinct due to overfishing. The Food and Agriculture Association estimated 70% of the world's fish species are either fully exploited or depleted.

Source

    Boundless vets and curates high-quality, openly licensed content from around the Internet. This particular resource used the following sources:

    "Tuna ensnared."
    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuna_ensnared.jpg Wikimedia Public domain.

Related Terms

  • Common good
  • Enlightened Self-Interest
  • Subjects
    • Accounting
    • Algebra
    • Art History
    • Biology
    • Business
    • Calculus
    • Chemistry
    • Communications
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Microbiology
    • Physics
    • Physiology
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • Statistics
    • U.S. History
    • World History
    • Writing

    Except where noted, content and user contributions on this site are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 with attribution required.