Land tenure and agricultural productivity on Indian reservations

Article Abstract:

The productivity of farming on Indian reservation land is hindered by the federal government's powers of trust, as shown by a statistical analysis of data from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 1987 Agriculture Census. Land tenure and trust authority arrangements vary among reservations, and market values of crops may not be the most important factor in policy decisions. Rather, cultural integrity may justify present policies.

Native Americans, Agricultural productivity, Native American reservations, Farm tenancy, Tenant farming

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Contract choice in modern agriculture: cash rent versus cropshare

Article Abstract:

A transaction cost model can be used to analyze the contract choices of farmers and landowners for modern farms. The model explains why cropshare or cash rent contracts may be chosen, and it fits the pattern of agriculture in the midwestern states. The validity of the model is illustrated by its application to data from Nebraska and South Dakota for 1986.

Contracts, Agricultural, Agricultural contracts, Sharecropping

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The rule of first possession and the design of the law

Article Abstract:

The author discusses a model which demonstrates how rent dissipation from first possession can be avoided in situations of racing or overexploitation.

United States, Research, Laws, regulations and rules, Rents (Property), Right of property, Property rights, Possession (Law)

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