The Tragedy of the Commons Author(s): Garrett Hardin Source: Science, New Series, Vol. 162, No. 3859 (Dec. 13, 1968), pp. 1243-1248 Published by: American Association for the Advancement of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1724745 Accessed: 23-08-2017 19:56 UTC JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms American Association for the Advancement of Science is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Science This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 131.183.72.12 on Wed, 23 Aug 2017 19:56:05 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms
