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Collective action problem

situation in which all individuals would be better off cooperating but fail to do so because of conflicting interests between individuals that discourage joint action

Pronunciation
/kəˈlɛktɪv ˈakʃən ˈprɒbləm/
/kəˈlɛktɪv ˈækʃən ˈprɑbləm/