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Disestablishing Environmentalism, Andrew P. Morriss, Benjamin D. Cramer
Disestablishing Environmentalism, Andrew P. Morriss, Benjamin D. Cramer
Andrew P. Morriss
The debate over environmental policy is increasingly conducted in language with strong religious overtones. Both proponents and opponents of various environmental policies appeal to religious doctrine to support their positions: Those who question human-caused global warming are labeled "heretics, " while appeals for environmental "stewardship" echo Biblical texts. Religious groups play an important role in defining environmental policy issues, and both supporters and critics of specific environmental policy views have labeled particular sets of beliefs about the environment a "religion." In this Article we engage in a thought experiment, arguing that there are valuable lessons to be learned from treating …
The Necessity Of Economics: The Preferential Option For The Poor, Markets, And Environmental Law, Andrew P. Morriss
The Necessity Of Economics: The Preferential Option For The Poor, Markets, And Environmental Law, Andrew P. Morriss
Andrew P. Morriss
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Borders And The Environment, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners
Borders And The Environment, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners
Andrew P. Morriss
Despite regular acknowledgement of the interconnectedness of global ecosystems, government policies at the national level focus on environmental problems within their borders. As a result, the level of public and private resources expended on environmental protection in rich and poor countries is dramatically different on both a per capita and an absolute basis. While this outcome is readily explained by the politics of environmental issues, in which voters reward governments for domestic expenditures but are skeptical of expenditures outside the jurisdiction, these differences mean that the total amount of environmental quality purchased across nations is lower than it could be. …
The Destructive Role Of Land Use Planning, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners
The Destructive Role Of Land Use Planning, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners
Andrew P. Morriss
Is land use planning fundamentally different from other forms of central planning? If so, does that difference suggest that land use planning will succeed where other forms of central planning failed? We conclude that land use planning is not fundamentally different from other forms of economic central planning. Further, the working of the market economy, and the long-term success of America's economy, is intertwined in the clear and certain rights and responsibilities generated by the common law of property. The complexity of the modem world does not diminish the need for private property; indeed, it strengthens its imperative. Returning to …
Disestablishing Environmentalism, Andrew P. Morriss, Benjamin D. Cramer
Disestablishing Environmentalism, Andrew P. Morriss, Benjamin D. Cramer
Andrew P. Morriss
No abstract provided.