Parks Property Rights, and the Possibilities of the Private Law

James P. Beckwith, Jr.
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James P. Beckwith, Jr.: North Carolina Central University

Cato Journal, 1981, vol. 1, issue 2, 473-499

Abstract: It is commonly assumed that private property rights are incompati- ble with the preservation of such environmental and recreational amenities as our national parks and that governmental ownership is therefore required. This paper takes a different approach and ar- gues that private alternatives to public ownership of parks are legally feasible and are desirable on both efficiency and ethical grounds...

Keywords: property rights; land; regulation; government (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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