Tragedy of the commons

What is Hardin referring to when he mentions "mutual coercion" as a possible solution to the Tragedy of the commons?

All of the above (passing laws, taxing certain activities, charging an agreed upon fee)

What are the "commons" in Hardin's classic example of the Tragedy of the Commons?

Pasture land for cattle

According to Hardin, what is a "reverse" example of the tragedy of the commons (in that we are putting something into the commons, not taking something out)?

Pollution

When Hardin wrote, "However, given an infinite source of energy, population growth still produces an inescapable problem. The problem of the acquisition of energy is replaced by the problem of its dissipation,", What did he mean by "problem of dissipation?"

The generation and clean-up of pollution and other negative impact to the environment caused by the use of energy.

What is the technological solution to winning the game "Tic Tac Toe?"

There is no reasonable technological solution if one follows the rules

Adam Smith's idea of the "free hand" is a good solution to the Tragedy of the Commons

True

With regards to a growing population, given unlimited energy, we would still have a problem with the dissipation of that energy

True

According to Hardin, freedom in the commons...

brings ruin to all

With regards to the earth's carrying capacity (the earth's ability to sustain human life), Hardin suggests that...

it is not possible to maximize population numbers and human comfort.

In the tragedy of the commons example that Hardin discusses in his essay, the first immediate effect of the first farmer adding one more cow to the commons...

slightly reduces the value of all cows in the commons and then ruin comes later

Hardin's ultimate solution to the Tragedy of the Commons is...

to control the growing human population