Books in the The Political Economy Forum series

Using examples, this work demonstrates why Americans should turn to entrepreneurs in the private sector rather than the federal government to guarantee the protection and improvement of environmental quality. It aims to offer alternatives to traditional thinking about the environment.

Looks at institutions and institutional change with a discussion of the latest technologies and their influence on the measurement and monitoring of property rights. It also analyzes specific applications for fisheries, whales, water quality, various pollutants, and other environmental issues.

This volume examines the promises and pitfalls of national and global privatization, providing a variety of perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth of empirical evidence, the contributors assess the institutional changes and economic impact of this worldwide phenomenon.

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.

This text offers principles for a new approach to protecting the environment and looks to evidence of the successes of alternative legal systems to address significant problems.

This volume demonstrates that the "progressive" goal of achieving scientific management of the public lands has not been realised; instead, public land management has been dominated by interest group politics and ideology. It analyses public land policy and documents major failures.

This text examines national protected area systems, in both developed and developing countries. The contributors believe that successful change in protected area systems involves the adoption of legal and regulatory regimes covering sustainable use, as well as a culture of sustainable resource.