Question

in the tragedy of the commons scenario, why does each rancher have an incentive to add more and more cattle? to comply with government regulations to maintain the quality of the pasture to increase their own short - term profit to ruin the environment for future use

Explanation:

In the Tragedy of the Commons, common - access resources are freely available. Ranchers act in self - interest. Adding more cattle means more individual output and short - term profit as they don't bear the full cost of over - grazing immediately.

Answer:

C. to increase their own short - term profit