6Common challenges, different fates. The causal factors of failure or success in the commons
The pre-modern Brecklands (England) and the Campine (Southern Low Countries) compared
Maïka De Keyzer
Introduction
Why do commons fail?
Each man is locked into a system that compels him to increase his herd without limit in a world that is limited. Ruin is the destination towards which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.
This paradigm that was vocalised the best by Garrett Hardin, has long held sway. Communal property and unsustainability were considered inextricably linked. This point of view has been fundamentally ...
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