The Implications of the Resource Management Act to Property Rights in Agriculture Land Use in New Zealand

Gan, Christopher E.C.; Cullen, Ross

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.12360

The Implications of the Resource Management Act to Property Rights in Agriculture Land Use in New Zealand

The Resource Management Act 1991 sets new standards for environmental regulations in New Zealand. The emphasis of the legislation is on property rights and market solutions. This paper is concerned with the limits to market solutions in the presence of externalities and potentially high transaction costs.

Subject(s):

Land Economics/Use

Issue Date:

1996-12

Publication Type:

Journal Article

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.12360

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/12360

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/12360