TY - JOUR
T1 - The Politics of Inner Space
T2 - Tragedies of Three Commons
AU - LAVER, MICHAEL
PY - 1984/3
Y1 - 1984/3
N2 - The tragedy of the commons is now a widely used allegory on the problems of collective action. This paper shows, however, that generalizations from the original story to other applications are dangerous. This is because several key properties of a common influence the most appropriate method of avoiding the tragedy. The argument is developed using discussion of three space commons. These are the broadcasting frequency spectrum, the geostationary satellite orbit and the Moon. Each has different properties that involve different tragedies and invite different solutions.
AB - The tragedy of the commons is now a widely used allegory on the problems of collective action. This paper shows, however, that generalizations from the original story to other applications are dangerous. This is because several key properties of a common influence the most appropriate method of avoiding the tragedy. The argument is developed using discussion of three space commons. These are the broadcasting frequency spectrum, the geostationary satellite orbit and the Moon. Each has different properties that involve different tragedies and invite different solutions.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1984.tb00079.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1984.tb00079.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84980226063
SN - 0304-4130
VL - 12
SP - 59
EP - 71
JO - European Journal of Political Research
JF - European Journal of Political Research
IS - 1
ER -