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Community Management as a Solution to the 'Tragedy of the Commons'
Common land should be understood not as an open-access resource, but as a resource shared and managed by a specific community. In such arrangements, group members often have a collective incentive to cooperate in the resource's management to prevent its depletion and avoid the 'tragedy of the commons'.
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Unlike an open-access resource where individual self-interest often leads to depletion, successful community management creates a ________ incentive for members to cooperate and preserve the resource for long-term use.
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