One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste
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Resumo: | Previous literature has studied waste picking as an economic, social and environmental phenomenon of great importance in countries characterized by ineffective waste collection and recycli ng programs. The legal foundations of waste picking have, however, received little scholarly attention. Surveys conducted with waste pickers from 5 cities (Bogotá, Pune, Belo Horizonte, Durban, Nakuru) find that existing, and often hostile, regulations and competition from new entrants are key concerns for the waste pickers. In this paper, I argue that a ny system of legal rules that tries to exclude the waste pickers from the waste value chain results in h igh transaction costs and risks further aggravating existing social injustices. Several inclusive property right regimes are conceivable, from waste picker ownership of waste to a res nullius (nobody’s property) regime complemented by a right of first possession . R es nullius create s incentives for the stake holders of waste to specialize in different segments of the collection and recycling chain. P o ssible drawbacks of this regime are dissipating rents because of open access to waste . |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid wasteProperty rightsSolid wasteWaste pickersInformal economyresnulliusPrevious literature has studied waste picking as an economic, social and environmental phenomenon of great importance in countries characterized by ineffective waste collection and recycli ng programs. The legal foundations of waste picking have, however, received little scholarly attention. Surveys conducted with waste pickers from 5 cities (Bogotá, Pune, Belo Horizonte, Durban, Nakuru) find that existing, and often hostile, regulations and competition from new entrants are key concerns for the waste pickers. In this paper, I argue that a ny system of legal rules that tries to exclude the waste pickers from the waste value chain results in h igh transaction costs and risks further aggravating existing social injustices. Several inclusive property right regimes are conceivable, from waste picker ownership of waste to a res nullius (nobody’s property) regime complemented by a right of first possession . R es nullius create s incentives for the stake holders of waste to specialize in different segments of the collection and recycling chain. P o ssible drawbacks of this regime are dissipating rents because of open access to waste .Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaDanese, Giuseppe2018-07-05T16:17:47Z20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25177engDanese, G. (2017) One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste. Working papers: Economics. N.º 2, 34 p.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:30:33Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/25177Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:20:04.726698Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste Danese, Giuseppe Property rights Solid waste Waste pickers Informal economy resnullius |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: A comparative analysis of property rights in solid waste |
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Danese, Giuseppe |
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Danese, Giuseppe |
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Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Danese, Giuseppe |
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Property rights Solid waste Waste pickers Informal economy resnullius |
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Property rights Solid waste Waste pickers Informal economy resnullius |
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Previous literature has studied waste picking as an economic, social and environmental phenomenon of great importance in countries characterized by ineffective waste collection and recycli ng programs. The legal foundations of waste picking have, however, received little scholarly attention. Surveys conducted with waste pickers from 5 cities (Bogotá, Pune, Belo Horizonte, Durban, Nakuru) find that existing, and often hostile, regulations and competition from new entrants are key concerns for the waste pickers. In this paper, I argue that a ny system of legal rules that tries to exclude the waste pickers from the waste value chain results in h igh transaction costs and risks further aggravating existing social injustices. Several inclusive property right regimes are conceivable, from waste picker ownership of waste to a res nullius (nobody’s property) regime complemented by a right of first possession . R es nullius create s incentives for the stake holders of waste to specialize in different segments of the collection and recycling chain. P o ssible drawbacks of this regime are dissipating rents because of open access to waste . |
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