Pop-Up Ideas   /     Common Tragedy

Description

Tim Harford presents the last in the series, 'Pop-up Ideas'. Tim explores the concept of 'The Tragedy of the Commons' - a term coined by the American ecologist Garrett Hardin in a hugely influential 1968 essay. He compares Hardin's work to that of the American political economist Elinor Ostrom, to reflect on the impact of mankind on the world around us. Producer: Adele Armstrong.

Subtitle
Tim Harford reflects on the impact of mankind on the world around us.
Duration
823
Publishing date
2013-07-30 09:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037hmwr
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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Enclosures
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/http/vpid/p02r7nqx.mp3
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