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Environmental Public Goods Not Securable by Markets or Networks: A Partial Response to Scruton and Iannone

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  • John J. Davenport

    (Fordham University, Bronx, USA)

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Roger Scruton and others argue that market-based approaches and voluntary civic organizations can solve many environmental problems. The author argues in response that there are significant limitations to quota systems and similar market fixes, while NGOs and civil society “networks” are not effective in overcoming certain kinds of collective action problems. Even when they work to some extent, network-based solutions such as certification schemes or charity ownership of lands may also cause new problems, such as trends towards excessive concentrations of power, unhealthy dependencies, and lack of choice about which groups act as guardians of our interests.

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  • John J. Davenport, 2018. "Environmental Public Goods Not Securable by Markets or Networks: A Partial Response to Scruton and Iannone," International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), IGI Global, vol. 9(2), pages 26-41, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jt0000:v:9:y:2018:i:2:p:26-41
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