Archive for Don Leal
Nature’s Entrepreneurs
Terry Anderson is a professor of economics at Montana State University and executive director of the Political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Donald Leal is a senior associate of PERC. This article was adapted from chapter one of their book Enviro-Capitalists: Doing Good While Doing Well. Copyright 1998 Rowman & Littlefield. “We have our [...]
1Nov1998 | and Terry L. Anderson | 4 comments | ContinuedHow Fishing Communities Protect Their Future
Donald R. Leal is a senior associate of PERC. More examples of community-run fisheries can be found in his paper Community-Run Fisheries: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons (September 1996), published by PERC, 502 S. 19th Ave., Suite 211, Bozeman, MT 59718.) At the beginning of this century, violence periodically erupted among the community of [...]
1Feb1997 | Don Leal | 0 comments | ContinuedMaking Every Drop Count: The Case for Water Markets
Don Leal is a Research Associate with the Political Economy Research Center (PERC) in Bozeman, Montana. He appreciates the helpful comments on this article from PERC Senior Associate Terry L. anderson. Nearly every summer, cities and farming regions in the West experience water shortages. Such shortages may seem inevitable in the arid West, but, in [...]
1Jun1988 | Don Leal | 0 comments | Continued-
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