Business

Anna Tsing’s The Mushroom at the End of the World introduces the concept of salvage rhythms. Begin by defining salvage rhythms in your own words and explain what the salvage rhythms of dumpster diving might reflect about our current social and economic systems. What is another example of a resource or industry with salvage rhythms? How would you explain this to a friend?

Then, compare and contrast how markets, regulations, and local norms were represented in the simulation. What seemed most effective in governing the shared resource of food waste, and why? How might you design a governance system for the resource or industry you identified?