(b)   Define the tragedy of the commons in your own words. (c) Why are fish in the ocean an example of a resource that suffers from the tragedy of the commons but cattle grazing in a farmer’s pasture does not suffer from the tragedy of the commons?

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(b)   Define the tragedy of the commons in your own words.

(c) Why are fish in the ocean an example of a resource that suffers from the tragedy of the commons but cattle grazing in a farmer’s pasture does not suffer from the tragedy of the commons?     

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