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1 Review the Prisoner’s Dilemma. What assumptions does the scenario make? What conditions must prevail so that the outcome is bad for both hypothetical prisoners? How might the assumptions be changed so that the outcome is better for both?

2 What is the inevitable and “tragic” behavior exhibited by the herdsmen in Hardin’s hypothetical grazing commons?

3 For Hardin, what are the only two options for averting “tragedies of the commons?” Which option does Hardin prefer, and why?

4 In a valuable ocean fishery, how can well-crafted boundaries help create a manageable res communes (while keeping it from degenerating into an unmanageable res nullius)?

5 Why might the atmosphere stand as the most difficult to manage of all imaginable common property resources?