This book contains illuminating and carefully written literature reviews on the central topics of the economics of property rights and institutions. As a bonus, it includes two fascinating chapters on topics off the beaten path slavery and new types of property rights in environmental goods. This book will be indispensible

Leading scholars in the field of law and economics contribute their original theoretical and empirical research to this major Handbook. Each chapter analyzes the basic architecture and important features of the institutions of property law from an economic point of view, while also providing an introduction to the issues and

This book discusses the many meanings of “sustainability,” explores the importance of economics in environmental policy-making, and highlights the schools of thought in environmental ethics. It concludes that public administrators can play an important role in ensuring that environmental sustainability is an integral part of American government.

"Study guide Audience: Law school students taking environmental law courses"--

This outstanding guide is unique in its coverage. Its highly regarded attributes include: - comprehensive coverage of 20 areas of environmental, energy and land use law in 15 separate chapters, integrated through extensive cross referencing, along with a glossary of scientific and environmental terms, a translated list of all acronyms,