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Pollution, that is, the contamination of air, water and soil with harmful substances, is often used as an example of a tragedy of the commons and aggression against other people's property..

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Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution
Pollution and Government Failure in China by Eric M. Staib, June 2010
The Cairo Garbage Calamity by Anders Mikkelsen, May 2010

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-There needs to be a page that discusses this. For many, the reality of unpaid for costs imposed externally is the reason to embrace government involvement. Despite much asserting under Austrian system about ability to sue etc., I have yet to see a clear exposition of how this works practically. I am convinced about libertarian thinking, but do not have the firepower to make the argument with folks. A good page here would go a long way I reckon.
+'''Pollution''', that is, the contamination of air, water and soil with harmful substances, is often used as an example of a [[tragedy of the commons]] and aggression against other people's property..
+==Links==
+*[http://mises.org/daily/2120 Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution]
+*[http://mises.org/daily/4464 Pollution and Government Failure in China] by Eric M. Staib, June 2010
+*[http://mises.org/daily/4288 The Cairo Garbage Calamity] by Anders Mikkelsen, May 2010
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-*[http://mises.org/daily/2120 Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution]
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