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Common Property And Natural Resource Management: A Michigan Perspective, Michael Anthony Lawrence
Common Property And Natural Resource Management: A Michigan Perspective, Michael Anthony Lawrence
Michael Anthony Lawrence
In the thirty years since the publication of Garrett Hardin’s classic essay, The Tragedy of the Commons, academics have debated how to overcome the problems created for the environment by overpopulation and overtaxed natural resources. This essay discusses how one state – the State of Michigan – has dealt with the issues posed by the “the tragedy of the commons.” Through state legislative means (with, e.g., the Wetlands Protection Act and the Sand Dune Protection and Management Act), through local legislative means (zoning), and through judicial interpretation of common law and the United States and Michigan Constitutions, a body of …
Providing Guidance And Counsel On Ethics To Public Officials And Employees: The Proposed Michigan Government Ethics Act Of 1999, Michael Anthony Lawrence
Providing Guidance And Counsel On Ethics To Public Officials And Employees: The Proposed Michigan Government Ethics Act Of 1999, Michael Anthony Lawrence
Michael Anthony Lawrence
This article proposes a new Government Ethics Act for Michigan which would include the three cornerstone elements of any truly effective ethics law – (1) a clearly defined list of proscribed activities, (2) meaningful disclosure requirements, and (3) a strong independent ethics board. The article proceeds by first surveying the existing ethics laws in all fifty states, then sets forth a proposed Act for Michigan, and concludes with a section-by-section commentary of the Act. The article suggests public officials should welcome such a comprehensive code of ethics that provides certainty and clear standards; as contrasted to the alternative status quo …