In defense of public lands : the case against privatization and transfer /

"Debates continue to rage over the merits or flaws of public land and whether or not it should be privatized--or at least, radically reconfigured in some way. In Defense of Public Lands offers a comprehensive refutation of the market-oriented arguments. Steven Davis passionately advocates that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Steven, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Public lands > Government policy > United States.
Privatization > United States.
Terres publiques > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Privatisation > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Privatization
Public lands > Government policy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Public Land and Its Discontents; 2. Every Man for Himself: The Case for Privatization; 3. Getting Serious about Ecology: The Biological Case for Public Lands; 4. The Valuation of the Invaluable: The Economic Case for Public Lands; 5. The Fundamental Democracy of the Commons: The Political Case for Public Lands, Part 1; 6. A Closer Look at Government: The Political Case for Public Lands, Part 2; 7. The Future of Public Land: Looking Forward in a Time of Peril; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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