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Title: Who Should Own Natural Resources?
Author: MOORE MARGARET
Format: PAPERBACK
Imprint: POLITY
Price: $20.95
Publishing status: Active
The natural resources of the earth – from oil and water to minerals and land – are crucial to our basic economic and social existence. But who is entitled to control, use and benefit from them? Should anyone `own’ the natural bounty of our planet?
In this book, distinguished political theorist Margaret Moore tackles these questions and examines the different positions in the debate. States claim the right to control the natural resources within their territory. Liberals argue for a system of private ownership rights, including over natural resources, while egalitarians dispute such claims and argue for equal rights to natural resources. Moore shows why these standard approaches to resource justice are wanting, and offers an original approach that examines the different ways in which people interact with resources in order to determine what good is at stake in any particular case.
In the context of serious environmental crisis and looming resource conflicts, this innovative and timely book will be essential reading for all students and scholars interested in the environment, property, distributive justice, and future generations.
ISBN: 9781509529179
Weight: 184g
Dimension: 189mm X 125mm
Pages: 140