Terry Anderson

Terry L. Anderson is the John and Jean DeNault Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; past president of the Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT; and Professor Emeritus at Montana State. Much of his career focused on developing the idea of Free Market Environmentalism, the title of one of his 43 books. More recently he has focused his research on the evolution of Native American property rights institutions. His most recent book with Kathy Ratte is Renewing Indigenous Economies. He lives in Montana with his wife, Monica, where they enjoy fishing, hunting, horseback riding, and skiing.

Recent Research by Terry Anderson

— Mar 3, 2023
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Environmental Markets vs. Environmental Mandates: Capturing Prosperity and Environmental Quality (ESG: Myths and Realities)

Environmental Markets vs. Environmental Mandates: Capturing Prosperity and Environmental Quality is a new essay in the Institute’s series on the ESG (environmental, social and governance) movement. It shows that the same institutions that promote economic growth—secure property rights and the rule of law—also promote environmental quality because the former creates the conditions for environmental improvement by raising the demand for improved environmental quality and by making resources—natural and human—more abundant.

— Jan 30, 2012
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Fraser Forum is a monthly review of public policy in Canada, with articles covering taxation, education, health care policy, and a wide range of other topics. Forum writers are economists, Institute research analysts, and selected authors, including those from other public policy think tanks.

— Dec 31, 1992
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Liberalizing trade through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and similar regional treaties raises hopes for increased prosperity for the Western hemisphere. A united North American marketplace would have a combined purchasing power of more than $6 trillion, making it the world's largest trade bloc.