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It Shouldn’T Be This Hard: The Law And Economics Of Business In Indian Country, Adam Crepelle
It Shouldn’T Be This Hard: The Law And Economics Of Business In Indian Country, Adam Crepelle
Utah Law Review
Indian reservation economies have been in shambles for generations. Although some tribes operate successful gaming enterprises, no tribe has a vibrant private sector economy. Law and economics help explain why. Economics is the study of choices, and Indian country’s complex legal rules deter businesses from investing on tribal land. After all, no business wants to spend a year waiting for the federal government to approve a land lease on reservation when land is easily accessible off reservation. Likewise, jurisdictional rules are clear off reservation, but within Indian country, simply determining whether to file a breach of contract suit in tribal, …