Policy for Land Law and Ethics

by Caldwell, Lynton Keith; Shrader-Frechette, Dr. Kristin

• ISBN13: 9780847677795
• ISBN10: 0847677796
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-01-22
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
New Perspectives on Policy for Land
Reconsidering Land Policy: An Introduction	p. 3
The Ecology and Political Economy of Land	p. 19
Four Land Ethics: An Overview	p. 43
Philosophic Assumptions and Policy Implications
Locke and Limits on Land Ownership	p. 65
Concepts of Ownership and Rights of Use	p. 85
Agriculture, Coal, and Procedural Justice	p. 111
Limits to Policy: Problems of Consensus	p. 113
Land-Use Policy as an International Issue	p. 161
Reconciling Ethics and Politics: Steps Toward Solutions
The Ecosystem as a Criterion for Land Policy	p. 183
Problems with Ecosystemic Criteria for Land Policy	p. 209
Practical Steps and Ethical Justifications	p. 227
A National Policy for Land?	p. 245
Notes	p. 261
Name Index	p. 317
Subject Index	p. 325
About the Authors	p. 333
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