Legislative choice and referenda represent two processes used to make collective decisions. Both have been employed to define property rights in the coastal zone. We describe these processes as they apply to the determination of property rights in California's coastal zone. Economic analysis is...

Debates about the efficacy of public utility rates continue to occur in every state as well as the nation's Capitol. However, the central question continues to elude policymakers: Should the costs which are used to determine utility rates be backward or forward-looking? To answer this questions,...

William E. Sharpe, in his October 1978 article in this journal, has presented several methods (policies) for municipal water conservation. Moreover, Mr. Sharpe has expressed his opinion concerning the desirability of each. This was done without reference to a specific objective (what is formally...