Why Government Pollution Control Fails

Tags: Economic Policy, The Environment

08/22/2023 Timothy D. Terrell

Mainstream economists are quick to claim that environmental problems are caused by “market failure” that can be “fixed” by government intervention. However, the intervention itself is the problem.

Original Article: “Why Government Pollution Control Fails”

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