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The Political Economy of Lighthouses: Some Further Considerations

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  • Laurent Carnis

    (IFSTTAR/AME/DEST - Dynamiques Economiques et Sociales des Transports - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est)

Abstract

Lighthouse and the Trinity House case have triggered extensive debate on the possibility of private production of public goods and, more especially, lighthouse services provision. This contribution sums up current academic debate about lighthouse provision. It shows that the English system of lighthouse services provision cannot be rigorously considered as an example of private provision. Some historical experiences have shown that private provision was possible, although governmental hindrances restrained a full-fledged market process provision. This contribution defends the interest of mobilizing a political economy perspective for an understanding of the different frameworks and institutional designs for providing such services. Some national cases illustrate and sustain the proposed political economy framework.

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  • Laurent Carnis, 2015. "The Political Economy of Lighthouses: Some Further Considerations," Post-Print hal-01214541, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01214541
    DOI: 10.1515/jeeh-2014-0017
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    ECONOMIE; PRESTATION DE SERVICE;

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