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The Political Economy Of Public Land Use

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  • Gardner, B. Delworth

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Federal ownership and management of the public lands have created a rent-seeking frenzy, inflated rhetoric, wasted resources, and squandered investment opportunities. The primary commodity user groups, grazers and timber harvesters, have declined in importance whereas conservationists and recreationists have gained. Still, historical use preferences and continued rent seeking have produced use entitlements that seem impervious to changing costs and demands and thus result in large wealth losses to consumers and taxpayers. Privatization of the public lands is probably politically infeasible, but simulated market processes can be used to replace political allocations and improve efficiency.

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  • Gardner, B. Delworth, 1997. "The Political Economy Of Public Land Use," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 22(1), pages 1-18, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlaare:31014
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.31014
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    4. Loomis, John B., 2002. "Grass Roots Federal Land Management: Is This Devolution Really The Solution?," Western Economics Forum, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 1(1), pages 1-3.

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