Each year, at least fifty national forests managed by the Forest Service lose money on their timber sale programs. To some critics, these programs represent an environmental travesty and a classic example of corporate welfare.
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Land Rights:
Land Rights: The 1990s Property Rights Rebellion Bruce Yandle, Editor The 1990s property rights movement involves countless ordinary people nationwide. Incensed by regulatory takings of well-established rights to land, leaders of grass-roots organizations have called for enforcement of constitutional property rights protection. This volume tells the story of the movement, analyzes Supreme Court decisions onContinue reading “Land Rights:”
The Endangered Species Act: Making Innocent Species the Enemy
It is increasingly clear that Congress will amend the Endangered Species Act. For one thing, property rights groups, who are important constituents of the new Republican Congress, are outraged at the power the Act gives federal agents to control landowners' use of their property. For another, the Act isn't working well to save species.
The Endangered Species Act: Making Innocent Species the Enemy
The conflict between the fact of scarcity and the apparent ability of the Fish and Wildlife Service to disregard limits is the underlying problem with the Act. Until that conflict is resolved, the ESA will not work effectively to save species.
Reinventing Environmentalism in the New Era
The political upheaval that occurred in November 1994 provides an opportunity to establish a new environmental agenda. This must be a positive agenda–one that will protect environmental quality and at the same time restore fiscal responsibility, lift onerous regulation, and promote the fair application of environmental laws.
Sovereign Nations or Reservations? An Economic History of American Indians
Sovereign Nations or Reservations? An Economic History of American Indians By Terry L. Anderson Economic analysis debunks the romantic image of American Indians by asserting that historically, American Indian culture was similar to modern Western cultures in its respect for property rights. Anderson calls for increased self-determination, sovereignty and radical reform for American Indians. TerryContinue reading “Sovereign Nations or Reservations? An Economic History of American Indians”
Public Lands and Private Rights: The Failure of Scientific Management
A leading expert on public lands and land rights issues, Robert H. Nelson shows why the existing public land system, grounded in a philosophy of scientific management, has failed. Using insights gained from nearly two decades at the U.S. Department of Interior, Nelson analyzes the past 25 years of public land policy and documents majorContinue reading “Public Lands and Private Rights: The Failure of Scientific Management”
Wildlife in the Marketplace
Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, Editors Wildlife and markets need not be inimical to one another. This book is designed to stimulate imaginative efforts to create better incentives for habitat preservation. The chapters address how both the demand and supply side of the marketplace can be harnessed to provide the proper incentives forContinue reading “Wildlife in the Marketplace”
Fee Hunting
Public land managers are finding it ever more difficult to provide hunters with a quality hunting experience. With low success rates and poor hunting conditions on public land, hunters increasingly choose to hunt on private land for a fee. Few people hunt strictly for meat, but state and federal agencies continue to manage asContinue reading “Fee Hunting”
Forestry
The Forest Service needs strong incentives to adhere to the bottom line. The right motivation could help create a profitable timber program.