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intervention. The book contains a number of case studies where juries recognize that a company is harming an individual and grant appropriate reparations. The central argument is that property rights, which are resolved through a direct transfer of payments between parties, are more effective as a form of environmental protection than government intervention through taxes.
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The book focuses on a method of environmental protection with minimal bureaucratic intervention. Anderson and Leal argue that free markets have been making the environment cleaner for centuries and that private innovations, such as the energy consumption of cars, are more effective than government
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contests between industry and conservationists with markets that would allow for mutually acceptable arrangements. However, he also criticized the book as having a narrow assessment of environmental values and various policy options, and not weighing historical facts carefully.
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Steven Rathgeb Smith (Spring 1992). "Review of Urban Alternatives: Public and Private Markets in the Provision of Local Services by Robert M. Stein and Free Market Environmentalism by Terry L. Anderson; Donald R. Leal".
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David Pearce (Jul 1992). "Review of Environment and Economy: Property Rights and Public Policy by Daniel W. Bromley and Free Market Environmentalism by Terry L. Anderson; Donald R. Leal".
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lauded the book for its readability and described its reference list as "one of the most comprehensive offerings currently available in this area."
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The book was intended as an ideological tract and a call to action, rather than as an empirical study. Glenn Fox of the
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criticized the book for, in his view, not presenting a persuasive argument for
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Review of Free Market Environmentalism by Terry L. Anderson; Donald R. Leal
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praised the book for presenting the possibility of replacing
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Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
ISBN
0936488336
Terry L. Anderson
Donald R. Leal
free market environmentalist
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Forest & Conservation History
zero-sum
David Pearce
The Economic Journal
tradeable permits
doi
10.2307/3325379
JSTOR
3325379
JSTOR
1242506
JSTOR
3983565
doi
10.2307/2234605
JSTOR
2234605
Category
Environmental non-fiction books

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