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The 21 pages that link to Tragedy of the commons, each with the reason it gives.

• Common-pool resourceRelated: Uncoordinated extraction can turn a common-pool resource into a depleted one.

• TragedyCompared with: The shared word marks a distinct concept: collective resource loss, not a dramatic genre.

• Collective action problemCompared with: It centers on overuse of a common resource, while collective action problems also include failures to provide shared benefits.

• Nomadic pastoralismCompared with: Pastoral commons challenge the claim that shared grazing inevitably leads to resource depletion.

• Elinor OstromCompared with: Ostrom challenged the assumption that shared resources inevitably require privatization or centralized control.

• Prisoner's dilemmaRelated: It extends the dilemma's incentive conflict to shared resources and many participants.

• Free-rider problemCompared with: Unlike classic free-riding, this problem centers on overuse of a resource rather than underprovision.

• ScarcityRelated: Scarce shared resources can be depleted when users lack effective collective rules.

• CommonsCompared with: It describes a failure mode, not an inevitable outcome of commons governance.

• PropertyRelated: It frames debates over whether and how shared resources should be governed.

• Common landCompared with: It predicts collapse under unmanaged access, unlike commons governed by enforceable community rules.

• Common ownershipCompared with: It highlights risks of unmanaged access, not an inevitable outcome of governed common ownership.

• Public goods gameRelated: It is a prominent real-world framing of the cooperation problem represented by the game.

• Sustainable useCompared with: It describes a governance failure that can turn shared use into resource decline.

• Social dilemmaBroader topic: It shows a social dilemma unfolding through overuse of a common resource.

• SubsistenceRelated: Unregulated harvesting can undermine resources on which subsistence communities depend.

• SustainabilityRelated: It illustrates how individually rational use can undermine a resource’s long-term endurance.

• Garrett HardinBroader topic: This is the named dilemma Hardin made famous in his 1968 essay.

• Natural resource managementRelated: It presents a failure scenario that institutions and collective rules seek to prevent.

• Environmental issuesRelated: It models how individually rational choices can collectively degrade shared environmental resources.

• Environmental resource managementCompared with: It describes a failure that institutions and management can seek to prevent.