Post University Unit 4 Common Resources and Public Goods Paper

Unit 4 Group DB: Common Resources and Public Goods

Select a familiar or local Common Resource or Public Good (see text for examples to consider).

• Assess the existence of free riders, externalities, cost-benefit analysis, likelihood of a “Tragedy of the Commons” issue, etc.
• Evaluate the controls currently in place to protect or maintain the resource/good
• Discuss the sustainability or need for change of the current status.