It has been argued that the very term ' tragedy of the Commons ' is a misnomer , since ' the commons ' referred to land resources with rights jointly owned by members of a community .
No individual outside the community had any access to the resource .
It has been argued that the very term ' tragedy of the Commons ' is a misnomer , since ' the commons ' referred to land resources with rights jointly owned by members of a community , and no individual outside the community had any access to the resource .