Privatizing public lands
This work critically examines the thesis that public lands would be more productive if they were private, or, failing that, managed as if they were private. The discussion includes background chapters on US federal lands, management agencies, economics and ethics.
| Main Author: | Lehmann, Scott. |
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| Other Authors: | EBSCOhost. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1995.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Environmental ethics and science policy.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction; 2. Federal Lands, Past and Present; 3. The Case for Privatization; 4. Productivity Standards; 5. The Productivity of Privatization; 6. Rationalizing Economic Values; 7. The Ethics of Privatization; 8. Self-interest and Collective Management; 9. Marketization; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.