Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations

by Terry L. Anderson (Editor), Terry L. Anderson (Contribution by), Ann M. Carlos (Contribution by), Christian Dippel (Contribution by), Dustin Frye (Contribution by)

Overview

Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations uses the tools of economics, political science, and law to explain how top-down institutions have shackled reservation economies and why bottom-up institutions are necessary to unlock the human, physical, and natural capital of Native Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498525695
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	06/10/2016
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Terry L. Anderson is William A. Dunn Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center and John and Jean De Nault Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Institutions and the Wealth of Indian Nations Chapter 2 Natural Resources on American Indian Reservations: Blessing or Curse? Chapter 3 Native Americans, Exchange, and the Role of Gift-Giving Chapter 4 The Potlatch as Fractional Reserve Banking Chapter 5 Māori Tribal Economy: Rethinking the Original Economic Institutions Chapter 6 Unlocking the Energy Wealth of Indian Nations Chapter 7 Divided Interests: The Increasing Detrimental Fractionation of Indian Land Ownership Chapter 8 Forced Coexistence and Economic Development: Evidence from Native American Reservations Chapter 9 The Legacy of United States v. Washington: Economic Effects of the Boldt and Rafeedie Decisions Chapter 10 Paternalism versus Sovereignty: The Long Run Economic Effects of the Indian Reorganization Act Chapter 11 Indian Entrepreneurship Chapter 12 Unlocking First Nation Wealth: Past Efforts and Future Opportunities

Editorial Reviews

In Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations, Terry Anderson has assembled an excellent collection of essays confirming the failure of more than a century of top-down, federal paternalism and the promise of bottom-up institutional development by autonomous Indian nations and their citizenry. Through many examples drawn from a wide sampling of native populations, the authors provide convincing proof that, as in the past, property rights and trade are the keys to unlocking the future wealth of Indian nations.

James Huffman

Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations provides a rare look at Native Americans and their history and society. In this scholarly and well-researched book, the authors convincingly show that federal policies are keeping Native Americans economically underdeveloped. They also show that it is important to end discriminatory policies against the Native Americans to let them realize their full potential and play a role in making America stronger. It is a must-read book for understanding Washington’s discriminatory policies about Native Americans.

The Washington BookReview

The comparative development of the American Indian Nations provides an unrivaled natural experiment with enormous relevance to social scientists. This volume isn't therefore just a practical agenda to help some of the most marginalized people in the US, it's also an important intellectual milestone.

James Robinson

Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations provides a rare look at Native Americans and their history and society. In this scholarly and well-researched book, the authors convincingly show that federal policies are keeping Native Americans economically underdeveloped. They also show that it is important to end discriminatory policies against the Native Americans to let them realize their full potential and play a role in making America stronger. It is a must-read book for understanding Washington’s discriminatory policies about Native Americans.

The Washington Book Review

In Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations, Terry Anderson has assembled an excellent collection of essays confirming the failure of more than a century of top-down, federal paternalism and the promise of bottom-up institutional development by autonomous Indian nations and their citizenry. Through many examples drawn from a wide sampling of native populations, the authors provide convincing proof that, as in the past, property rights and trade are the keys to unlocking the future wealth of Indian nations.

James L. Huffman