tragedie van de meent

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Dutch

Etymology

Calque of English tragedy of the commons, coined in 1968 by Garrett Hardin. Literally, “tragedy of the communal grazing ground”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traːˈɣeːdi vɑn də ˈmeːnt/

Noun

tragedie van de meent f (plural tragedies van de meent)

  1. tragedy of the commons