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Political Economy of Mining Reclamation

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2017

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Troyan, Jessi

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In this dissertation, I explore the origins of the largest piece of federal surface mining regulation, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), and the implementations and effects of associated programs that arise from it.

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Economics, Environmental regulation, Political economy, Public choice, Reclamation, Surface mining

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