of a commons comes up" (Lundgren and Burnett 1999, p. 45). Yes, this straightforward portrayal brings a common ground to understanding the issue, but the simplicity eliminates the ability to view the TOTC on multiple levels. The complex side is overlooked and this is essentially where the tragedy must be prevented.
             A first glance at the underlying perception Hardin brings forth is that of the "population problem". This is not the problem in itself, but is connected with the growing demands of the human population as well. The source of such a problem, acknowledged towards the conclusion of his article, is the freedom to breed. With each new child born, extra strain would be put on the shoulders of the parents, which should be regarded as a deterrent to breed. But with the social standings of today's world, welfare has emerged to help lift the strain off the parents. What this ultimately means for the rest of the planet is a further increase in demands to satisfy each additional occupant and a resultant decrease in the supply of resources available. This increase in population and demand is quickly exhausting the world's finite resources and as the rate of consumption begins to drastically surpass the rate of replenishment, it will "eventually... [result] in tragedy" (Vandermeer 1996, p. 292).
             The solution offered by Hardin is privatisation. He expresses that the commons should only be referred to as a commons on relatively small levels i.e. local levels. When this level is stretched out to include regional and global scales, the commons "has... to be ab
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