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Economic Theory And Environmental Law, Mark Sagoff
Economic Theory And Environmental Law, Mark Sagoff
Michigan Law Review
In Part I of this essay, I argue that environmental legislation, at least during the past twenty years, fails to make economic "common sense," that is, it fails to maximize the satisfaction of consumer demand over the long run. Laws like the Endangered Species Act flout this conception of economic efficiency. This is how most Americans would have it: most Americans reject the notion that the natural environment should be made over to serve the wants of the self-interested consumer. Part II describes the way that economists have attempted to take account of citizen or community-regarding preferences. I suggest that …
Reflections On The Exclusionary Zoning Of American Nature, A.E. Keir Nash
Reflections On The Exclusionary Zoning Of American Nature, A.E. Keir Nash
Michigan Law Review
Joseph Sax's Mountains Without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks deserves more serious scrutiny than does the typical pro-wilderness treatise about the optimum future of our nation's public lands. That is because beneath its elegant form lies a unique argument. Sax's stated central aim is to test the core "preservationist" position concerning nonbusiness use of public lands to determine whether it is a position that Congress, administrative agencies, and the public "should be inclined to follow" (p. 3). The question is, given the "enormous growth of recreation in recent years" (p. 2), whether the national parks, forests, and deserts should …
Nuclear Power And Legal Advocacy, Michigan Law Review
Nuclear Power And Legal Advocacy, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Nuclear Power and Legal Advocacy by Constance Ewing Cook
Energy: The Next Twenty Years, Michigan Law Review
Energy: The Next Twenty Years, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Energy: The Next Twenty Years by A Study Group Sponsored by the Ford Foundation Administered by Resources for the Future