The Coasean Analysis of Lighthouse Financing: Myths and Realities
The Coasean Analysis of Lighthouse Financing: Myths and Realities
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灯塔融资的科斯分析：神话与现实
DOI：
10.1093/cje/bei068
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发表时间：
2006
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2
通讯作者：
Élodie Bertrand
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作者：
Élodie Bertrand
在《经济学中的灯塔》(科斯，R.H.《法律与经济学杂志》，第17卷，第2期，357-76,1974)中，科斯得出结论，英国存在一个相对有效的私人融资灯塔体系，这将驳斥经济学家关于公共产品生产的传统观点。本文的目的是对他的结论提出质疑。我们首先证明，从方法论和理论的角度来看，《灯塔》与《社会成本问题》是一致的(科斯，R.H.《法律与经济学杂志》，第3卷，1-44,1960)。然后，运用科斯自己的方法(历史案例研究)，我们试图重新审视私人倡议和政府各自的角色和效率。
In 'The Lighthouse in Economics' (Coase, R. H. Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 17, no. 2, 357-76, 1974), Coase reached the conclusion that in England there existed a relatively efficient privately financed lighthouse system, which would refute economists' traditional statements concerning the production of public goods. The purpose of this paper is to challenge his conclusion. We first show that, from a methodological and theoretical perspective, 'The Lighthouse' is consistent with 'The Problem of Social Cost' (Coase, R. H. Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 3, 1-44, 1960). Then, applying Coase's own method (historical case studies), we attempt to re-examine the respective roles and efficiencies of private initiative and government.