Who Owns the Environment?

Informationen zum Autor Donald J. Boudreaux is an American economist, author, professor, and co-director of the Program on the American Economy and Globalization at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.? His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, The Washington Times, and many scholarly publications. Richard E. Wagner is Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Klappentext The past several decades have witnessed a growing recognition that environmental concerns are essentially property rights issues. Despite agreement that an absence of well-defined and consistently enforced property rights results in the exploitation of air, water, and other natural resources, there is still widespread disagreement about many aspects of America's property rights paradigm. The prominent contributors to Who Owns the Environment? explore numerous theoretical and empirical possibilities for remedying these problems. An important book for environmental economists and those interested in environmental policy. Zusammenfassung There is still widespread disagreement about many aspects of America's property rights paradigm. The prominent contributors to this volume explore numerous theoretical and empirical possibilities for remedying these problems.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter J Hill, Peter J. Hill, Peter J. Meiners Hill, HILL PETER J MEINERS ROGER E, Hill Peter J., Roger E Meiners, Roger E. Meiners, Meiners Roger E.
• Con la collaborazione di: Peter J. Hill (Editore), Roger E. Meiners (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.08.1998
• EAN: 9780847690817
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9081-7
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Political Economy Forum (Hardc; The Political Economy Forum; The Political Economy Forum; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Environmental Economics, United States of America, USA