Studies In Risk Regulation The Bc Agricultural Land Reserve A Critical Assessment

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Download or read book The BC Agricultural Land Reserve written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to the intent of the ALR's architects, the land reserve has not halted the decline in the number of BC farms or the loss of "family farms." Nor has it nurtured a new generation of farmers. [...] A Critical Assessment l 5 While some advocates regard the ALR as sacrosanct, it is entirely rea- sonable for citizens to question the legitimacy of a regime by which the gov- ernment deprives property owners of the use of their land-and the public of the tremendous benefits of markets-in order to indulge special inter- est groups that expect the general populace to shoulder the costs of their pref [...] The central conceit of land control schemes like the ALR is the notion that the government is better equipped than the transformative powers of markets to supply the public with both necessities, such as food, and ameni- ties, such as "green space." But there is abundant evidence to the contrary. [...] While some ALR advocates will object, it is incumbent upon citizens to ques- tion the legitimacy of a system by which the government deprives property owners of the free use of their land-and the public of the tremendous ben- efits of markets-in order to indulge special interest groups who favor hay fields over houses and expect the general populace to shoulder the costs of their preferences. [...] A Critical Assessment l 9 The establishment of the Agricultural Land Reserve In the 1960s, concerns emerged in Canada, and elsewhere, about the conver- sion of farmland for development.