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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458287803321

Autore

Raymond Leigh Stafford

Titolo

Private rights in public resources : equity and property allocation in market-based environmental policy / / Leigh Raymond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Resources for the Future, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-52626-9

1-891853-68-6

1-936331-27-6

1-136-52627-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

333.16

Soggetti

Public lands - United States

Concessions - United States

Interest (Ownership rights) - United States

Right of property - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Series Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Politics of Licensed Property; 2 A Property Theory Framework; 3 Allocating SO2 Emissions Allowances, 1989 - 1990; 4 Allocating Public Lands Forage, 1934 - 1938; 5 Allocating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 1992 - 1997; 6 The Importance of Equity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Privatizing public resources by creating stronger property rights, including so-called rights to pollute, is an increasingly popular environmental policy option. While advocates of this type of market-based environmental policy tend to focus on its efficiency and ecological implications, such policies also raise important considerations of equity and distributive justice. Private Rights in Public Resources confronts these ethical implications directly, balancing political theory and philosophy with detailed analysis of the politics surrounding three important policy instruments--the Kyoto Prot