The evolution of resource property rights /

This book traces the development of the standard property rights over five kinds of natural resource - inland rivers, ocean fisheries, petroleum resources, gold and base metals and forest resources - from classical times through to the 19th century. Completely private resources and those in the publ...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Scott, Anthony
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
Zusammenfassung:
This book traces the development of the standard property rights over five kinds of natural resource - inland rivers, ocean fisheries, petroleum resources, gold and base metals and forest resources - from classical times through to the 19th century. Completely private resources and those in the public (or Crown) lands are given equal attention and a simple supply-and-demand model is used to explain how property rights are altered over time. Scott also provides the reader with a unique set of characteristics for defining rights and numerous case studies and examples of their evolution, highligh
Umfang:
1 online resource (576 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-530) and index.
ISBN:
1-281-85228-7
0-19-152148-5
9786611852283
Schlagworte:
Natural resources > Law and legislation > History.
Property > History.
Natural resources > History.
Property > Economic aspects.
Natural resources, Communal.
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