Overview

This book traces the development of the standard property rights over five kinds of natural resource - inland rivers, ocean fisheries, petroleum resources, gold and base metals and forest resources - from classical times through to the 19th century. Completely private resources and those in the public (or Crown) lands are given equal attention and a simple supply-and-demand model is used to explain how property rights are altered over time. Scott also provides the reader with a unique set of characteristics for defining rights and numerous case studies and examples of their evolution, highlighting the increasing recourse to common law courts and government legislation and the problems caused by competing demands on the same, limited resources. This book provides a unique insight into the historical development of property rights and makes a special plea for the multiple-purpose and multi-owner management of resource rights. It will provide a valuable resource for those interested in resource management, economic history, property rights, and development.

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Author:   Anthony Scott (Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.007kg
ISBN:  

9780198286035

ISBN 10:   0198286031
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   27 March 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1: Concepts in Resource Property Rights Part I Rights over Water-based Resources 2: Fugacious Resources and Common Property 3: Rights over Flowing Water 4: Rights over Fisheries and Fish Part II Rights over Mineral Resources 5: Mineral Disposal and Mining Rights to 1850 6: Free Mining from Medieval Europe to the Gold Rushes 7: After the Gold Rush: Alluvial and Hard Rock Mining on Public Land in the New World 8: Mineral Disposal and Mining Rights on Private Land 9: Rights over Coal, Oil, and Gas Part III Rights over Woods-based Resources 10: Concepts of Forest Property Rights 11: Forestry on Public Lands from Medieval to the Modern Era 12: Forestry on Private Lands from the Medieval to the Modern Era Bibliography Table of legal cases

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Full of interesting details and potential research topics. Roderick Duncan, Economic Record

Full of interesting details and potential research topics. * Roderick Duncan, Economic Record *

Author Information

Anthony Scott was born and educated in Vancouver before moving on to Harvard University and the LSE for master's and doctoral degrees. After a period of research at Cambridge University and teaching at LSE, he joined the economics department at UBC and stayed until his retirement. During this period he served in Ottawa on Royal Commissions, at the OECD on environmental problems, at the FAO on fishery problems, in the US for the Columbia River Power Authority, and in Ottawa-Washington as Commissioner on the International Joint Commission (on boundary waters problems). He has held visiting positions at Queen's University, the University of Chicago, Canberra University, University of York, Nuffield College Oxford, University of Tasmania, and Harvard University. He has been a member of the executives of the American Economic Association and the American Association of Resource Economists; editor of the journal Canadian Public Policy; and President of the Canadian Economics Association.

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