Question

The “tragedy of the commons” is a reference to what?

Global warming
African landowners
The common grazing lands in Oxford
The misuse of private space

Answer 1

The “tragedy of the commons” is a reference to the common grazing lands in Oxford.

Answer 2

The tragedy of the commons is an economic problem in which every individual tries to reap the greatest benefit from a given resource. As the demand for the resource overwhelms the supply, every individual who consumes an additional unit directly harms others who can no longer enjoy the benefits. In other words, The common grazing lands in Oxford.