The 19th Century Comanche
Bruce BensonThese Plains Indians had a legal system based on accepted rules of conduct and individual rights.
The Magazine of Free Market Environmentalism
This special issue of PERC Reports takes another look at American Indian experiences, current and past, through the lens of property rights and local control.
These Plains Indians had a legal system based on accepted rules of conduct and individual rights.
A return to property rights and the rule of law would restore economic strength and stewardship to American Indian Economies.
The reservation system, instituted in the nineteenth century, destroyed the successful property rights systems of the past.
Tribal sovereignty is an achievement, but just as important in enabling Indians to be entrepreneurial is recognizing the role of the individual.
British Columbia could resolve its conflicts over salmon by an auction that resembles the 'rivalry potlatches' of the past.
Economic evidence reveals that property rights are more critical for prosperity than an efficient method of settling contractual disputes.
In the heart of Cambodia is the most important waterbird zone in mainland Southeast Asia. At Prek Toal, just-hatched chicks peep in deafening high tones,…
When the elevator stops on the top floor of some of the world’s newest downtown skyscrapers, the occupants may be in for a surprise. Before…
While rampant illegal logging takes place around them, two indigenous communities in Nicaragua have banned together to harvest wood in a sustainable manner and to…
A Distorted Picture of Canadian Forests Alison Berry?s article about Canadian forest management (?Timber Tenures,? March 2005) takes a somewhat truncated view of…
Blackfeet Gathering, an oil painting of teepees, illustrates private property among American Indians. It is available by auction.