Using a Payoff Table, Illustrate How the Tragedy of the Commons

question 128

Essay

Using a payoff table, illustrate how the tragedy of the commons problem could be likened to a prisoner's dilemma situation. Use a two-agent scenario and apply it to a fishing scenario where the two agents choose whether to overfish or practice restrained fishing.

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