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What needs to be done? Simply, an end to corrupt rule and heavy taxes and regulatory burdens, central planning and intrusive foreign aid "development" schemes (that feed local elites and foreign contractors), and free and open trade with foreign nations. Further to my prior post , here are...
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[Note: Richard Ebeling `s piece on the Jan. 19 Mises Daily page (" Real Economic Reform for a Hurting Haiti ") is the most thoughtful libertarian take so far.] I found these four pieces (two post-quake, two before) interesting. Haiti Didn't Become a Poor Nation All on Its Own -- The U.S's...
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As a follow-up to my earlier posts (note: link fixed) on how the rape of East African fisheries ($200-300 million per year) & ocean dumping by Western nations led to the rise of Somali piracy, I just ran across this interesting recent report by AP (" Kenya fishermen see upside to pirates: more...
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David R. Henderson has a nice post up at Antiwar.com , titled "In Defense of Avatar" , in which he takes issue with reviews of Avatar by Reihan Salam and Edward Hudgins . (My earlier comments on Stephan Kinsella`s review of Avatar are here .) I would just note that Henderson has presumed that...
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Fellow libertarians, O Cynical Ones, you might be surprised to note that, at least in some cases, it MAY be possible to educate thick-headed and corrupt government bureaucrats and political appointees about the reasons for policy failures, and the government MIGHT even actually decide to cean up its...
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[I note that this is one of my earlier Avatar-themed posts. 2010/02/15] I`ve often referred to Bruce Yandle , a "free-market environmentalist" who is dean emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Clemson University`s College of Business & Behavior Sciences, Distinguished...
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I excerpt below, in chronological order, portions of my prior posts here that refer to Elinor Ostrom (the political scientist who recently was awarded the Nobel prize in economics) and are indebted to her thinking. Perhaps items 3 and 10 are most accessible for readers in a hurry to find links to her...
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Elinor Ostrom awarded the Nobel prize in economics? Who? no doubt some of you are wondering. Well, sharp-eyed readers will have noted that I have referred to her any number of times (which I will reprise later, as this post has gotten too lengthy). I excerpt below some of the praise Elinor Ostrom has...
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This is my fourth follow-up post to " Grist and the tragedy of the panicked enviro ", where I try to clarify the institutional frameworks for understanding and addressing resource problems, in response to confusion in comments by others. Here is my most recent comment : Cyberfarer, thank you...
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For the benefit of the curious and/or idle reader, I`m cross-posting from my little-used personal blog a short post on the above topic and the ensuing conversation . (I note that my inaugural post at this LvMI-hosted blog covered a related topic: " Too Many or Too Few People? Does the market provide...
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Michael Tobis , a blogging climate scientist, kindly alerted me to his criticisms of Ron Bailey `s recent Reason post . Here is my response to Michael: Michael, thanks for the link and for twitting it to my attention. I`m not sure you really want to get me started, but I won`t let that get in the way...
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Ron Bailey , science correspondent at ReasonOnline , has a very useful post up that outlines how markets and the institutions that underpin them explain declining fertility in Western societies, and that suggest grounds for optimism when looking at population growth in the developing world. However,...
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Searching for solutions to problems is admirable, but the effectiveness of such efforts will be limited if they are based on a faulty or incomplete understanding of the problem. Many of those who have some familiarity with the "tragedy of the commons" paradgim outlined by Garrett Hardin can...
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Filed under: tragedy of commons, property rights, fisheries, Pielke, Amazon, Lahsen, Hardin, Bahner, technology, Avatar
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In a recent post , Andy Revkin , a New York Times reporter who blogs on energy and environmental issues at his "Dot Earth" blog, asks "When whale species, like the minke, are no longer rare, can they be both admired and eaten — as North Americans do with bison — or is it simply...
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The January 4 Huffington Post carries a perceptive column by Johann Hari , a writer for the Independent , who explains that Somali piracy (which I have commented on here and here ) has roots in the Western theft and abuse of Somali marine resources - in the form of ongoing massive Western and Asian fishing...