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The Erosion of Public Highways: A Policy Analysis of the Eastern Kentucky Coal-Haul Road Problem

Oakerson, Ronald J. (1978) The Erosion of Public Highways: A Policy Analysis of the Eastern Kentucky Coal-Haul Road Problem.( PhD Dissertation, Department of Political Science, Indiana University).

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"[This dissertation] extends work initially undertaken for a Master's essay on the subject of unlawful coal hauling on the highways of Eastern Kentucky. The analysis builds upon the theory of public goods and considers the impacts of common property relationships on public goods in order to pose the general problem of joint and alternative uses. The object of the research is to explore the limiting factors in present institutional arrangements and the possibilities of different institutions. The methodology includes the use of personal interviews to reconstruct the strategies and claims of different participants and the conduct of legal research to determine the relative availability of different remedies."

Document Type:Thesis or Dissertation
Keywords:roads--Kentucky
rural infrastructure--Kentucky
reciprocity
institutional analysis--IAD Framework
common pool resources--U.S.
policy analysis
public goods and bads
Workshop
ID Code:733

 

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