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James Boyce

James K. Boyce is Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Director of the Natural Assets Project of the Political Economy Research Institute.

Natural Assets

Natural Assets

Democratizing Ownership Of Nature

Low-income communities frequently suffer from a lack of access to, or lack of control over, the natural resources that surround them. In many cases, their local environment has been degraded by years of resource extraction and pollution by distant corporations or government agencies.