In the tragedy of the commons,the "commons" refers to

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The tragedy of the commons is a situation where a commonly held resource (such as a fishery or grazing land) is overused and depleted because individual users are motivated by self-interest and have no reason to conserve the resource for the common good. The term "commons" in this context refers to any jointly used, finite resource, not disputed border territory, stolen goods or private property.

In the Tragedy of the Commons,the "Commons" Refers to