Polycentric systems for spectrum management: the case of Indigenous and tribal spectrum sovereignty

Darrah Blackwater, Ilia Murtazashvili () and Martin B. H. Weiss
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Darrah Blackwater: Blackwater Consulting LLC
Ilia Murtazashvili: University of Pittsburgh
Martin B. H. Weiss: University of Pittsburgh

European Journal of Law and Economics, 2024, vol. 57, issue 3, No 6, 465-491

Abstract: Abstract We extend the law and economics analysis of spectrum management by considering the economic case for Indigenous and tribal spectrum sovereignty. We use case studies from the United States, Guatemala, Canada, and New Zealand to show that these movements seek a polycentric system of spectrum management that contrasts with the prevailing monocentric systems of spectrum management in which national governments have the primary authority over spectrum governance. Theories of polycentricity and federalism offer insight into the efficiency of Indigenous and tribal spectrum sovereignty as well as polycentric spectrum sovereignty more generally.

Keywords: Electromagnetic spectrum; Spectrum management; Indigenous spectrum sovereignty; Tribal spectrum sovereignty; Polycentric spectrum management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H1 K1 K4 P14 Z18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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