ABSTRACT
First published in 1995. In this study, the author provides a lively and accessible account of the failure of the legal regime to protect the environment. Elizabeth Brubaker explores how legal reliance on property rights has been useful in opposing pollution of land and water. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies, as well as to all those interest in a more secure future for the environment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|41 pages
The Golden Age of Common Law Property Rights
part II|56 pages
The Erosion of Common Law Property Rights
part III|43 pages
Common Law Failings
part IV|51 pages
Nature’s Case for Restoring Strong Property Rights