"Planning and the Political Market" argues that the enthusiasm for
planning as an essential component of environmental protection is
misplaced. Drawing on the experience of Britain and other Western
democracies, the author uses public choice to explore the practical
experience of land use planning as an example of government
failure. The book opens by outlining the institutional focus of
public choice theory, examining the central questions of market and
government failure and the theoretical case for government
intervention in the environment. Having explored the principal
impact of planning the book goes on to analyze the institutional
structures which have produced these policy outcomes. The analysis
suggests that institutional incentives within the "political
market" have frequently led to policies which favour special
interest groups and public sector bureaucracy. The book concludes
with an assessment of the potential for a private property rights,
free market alternative to increase community involvement and
access.
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