'The problem of social cost': The coase theorem and externality explained: Using simple diagrams and examples to illustrates the role of land use planning in tackling externalities

Town Planning Review

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-368

  Lai, Lawrence Wai Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LAND USE PLANNING; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 34547783938     PISSN: 00410020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/tpr.78.3.5     Document Type: Article

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