National Parks: Rights and the Common Good

By Francis Lovett

In this book, Francis Lovett examines public parks, especially those administered by the National Park Service, from a communitarian perspective. The author views the parks as an example of a common good_something which is valued for its service to a community or society at large, and not merely for the benefits it brings to individuals or sub-groups. In all public spaces, such as parks, there arise issues regarding the proper balance between individual and sub-group rights and interests on the one hand, and the needs and value of community on the other. Lovett explores these issues in light of the communitarian idea of a common good, and suggests guidelines for the resolutions of these public policy problems. With an extensive introduction by Amitai Etzioni, founder of the Communitarian Network.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847689786
• ISBN13: 9780847689781
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"