# The Commons in History

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- Book: [The Commons in History](https://www.bookquiver.com/derek-wall/the-commons-in-history) ([The Commons in History.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/derek-wall/the-commons-in-history.md))
- Authors: [Derek Wall](https://www.bookquiver.com/derek-wall)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6253-470-3
- Pages: 184
- Published: 2017-09-08
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An argument that the commons is neither tragedy nor paradise but can be a way to understand environmental sustainability. The history of the commons—jointly owned land or other resources such as fisheries...