▁In ▁econom ics , ▁the ▁literature ▁around ▁public ▁goods ▁d ile mm as ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁as ▁the ▁free ▁r ider ▁problem . ▁The ▁economic ▁approach ▁is ▁broad ly ▁applicable ▁and ▁can ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁free - rid ing ▁that ▁accompan ies ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁public ▁good . ▁In ▁social ▁psych ology , ▁the ▁literature ▁refers ▁to ▁this ▁phenomen on ▁as ▁social ▁lo af ing . ▁Where as ▁free - rid ing ▁is ▁generally ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁public ▁goods , ▁social ▁lo af ing ▁refers ▁specifically ▁to ▁the ▁t endency ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁ex ert ▁less ▁effort ▁when ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁than ▁when ▁working ▁alone . ▁ ▁Re pl en ishing ▁resource ▁management ▁ ▁A ▁re pl en ishing ▁resource ▁management ▁d ile m ma ▁is ▁a ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁group ▁members ▁share ▁a ▁renew able ▁resource ▁that ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁produce ▁benefits ▁if ▁group ▁members ▁do ▁not ▁over ▁har vest ▁it ▁but ▁in ▁which ▁any ▁single ▁individual ▁prof its ▁from ▁har vest ing ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁T rag edy ▁of ▁the ▁comm ons ▁ ▁The ▁tra ged y ▁of ▁the ▁comm ons ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁re pl en ishing ▁resource ▁management ▁d ile m ma . ▁The ▁d ile m ma ▁ar ises ▁when ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁share ▁a ▁common ▁good . ▁A ▁common ▁good ▁is ▁rival r ous ▁and ▁non - ex clud able , ▁meaning ▁that ▁anyone ▁can ▁use ▁the ▁resource ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁finite ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁resource ▁available ▁and ▁it