The political economy of biodiversity in representative democracy: Between the expressive and the instrumental domain

Peter Deegen

Forest Policy and Economics, 2019, vol. 107, issue C, -

Abstract: In this paper the politics of biodiversity is analysed. Biodiversity is identified as being an ideological key symbol within the expressive space of politics. Whereas individuals express themselves, their core beliefs, their ideologies, etc. for their own sake, political parties and nature conservation organisations use biodiversity to garner seats in parliament, private donations and membership fees.

Keywords: Nature conservation; Public choice; Bootleggers and Baptists; Expressive behaviour; Election (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.05.005

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