In Defense of Public Lands : The Case Against Privatization and Transfer.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (295 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Public Land and Its Discontents -- 2. Every Man for Himself: The Case for Privatization -- 3. Getting Serious about Ecology: The Biological Case for Public Lands -- 4. The Valuation of the Invaluable: The Economic Case for Public Lands -- 5. The Fundamental Democracy of the Commons: The Political Case for Public Lands, Part 1 -- 6. A Closer Look at Government: The Political Case for Public Lands, Part 2 -- 7. The Future of Public Land: Looking Forward in a Time of Peril -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
9781439915387
Public lands-Government policy-United States. Privatization-United States.