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

• Autore: Raymond Leigh Stafford
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : Resources for the Future, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.16
• Soggetto topico: Public lands - United States; Concessions - United States; Interest (Ownership rights) - United States; Right of property - United States
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Private rights in public resources
• ISBN: 1-136-52626-9; 1-891853-68-6; 1-936331-27-6; 1-136-52627-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806883503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II