In this essay, I ask what conception of property rights best reconciles the often conflicting claims of liberal freedoms and ecological sustainability. I argue that environmental concerns demand a reformulation of property rights in land, but that other spheres of property rights can be left...

Local taxes and the related taxing power are significant determinants of public authority decentralization. Local taxes should primarily serve as an effective source of self-government revenues. Therefore, it is extremely important to identify and comprehend the motives and behaviors of...