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April 1998

Grading British Columbia's Schools
by Patrick Basham
A recent Fraser Institute release has caused a
stir. Here is a synopsis.
BC's Secondary Schools Report Card: What Does it Mean?
by Helen Raham
This author gives top marks to The Fraser Institute's Secondary Schools Report Card for British Columbia.
The University and the Corporation
by Chris Sarlo
Corporations and large benefactors now provide much of the funding for universities. Is this compromising university independence?
Cover Stories
Property Rights: Creating Incentives and Tools for Sustainable Fisheries Management
by Elizabeth Brubaker
Establishing secure property rights would create the incentives needed for fishers to manage their stocks sustainably.
Protecting the Environment: Canada's Stellar Performance
by Laura Jones
Has Canada sold out the environment? Before jumping on the doomsday bandwagon, let us consider a few facts.
Horror Stories of Past Obscured by Images of Rustic Living
by Tom Davey
Child labour, worker exploitation, dangerous working conditions, and environmental degradation were all part of the Industrial Revolution. But conditions were still better than in previous centuries.

Market Failure: What Does It All Mean? Part II: Externalities
by Marc Law and Jason Clemens
This is the second of three articles detailing the nature of so-called market failures; it focuses on externalities as theorized by economists A.C. Pigou and R.H. Coase.
OTHER ARTICLES:

April Questions and Answers
by Joel Emes
Who contributes to RRSPs and how much do they contribute?

April Graph
by Joel Emes
This graph looks at RRSP contributions in Canada over the past decade.

Can Pharmaceutical Price Regulation and Innovation Co-exist?
by Patricia Danzon
Pharmaceutical price regulation has significant implications not only for the future of the pharmaceutical industry and its spending on research and development, but on the health of patients worldwide.

Let's Pierce the Government Veil
by Karen Selick
The number of people claiming compensation for government misdeeds in recent years is astonishing. Is it up to the taxpayer to pay?

Planning Canada's Future
by Jean-Luc Migué
Over the last 35 years, the direction of public policies in Canada has been basically flawed. Here's what we should do about it.

Karl Marx Never Goes Away, Does He?
by Michael Taube
This book review assesses Karl Marx's contribution to our understanding of capitalism.

A Website By Any Other Name...
by Mark Weller
Should Internet domains be registered on a first come, first serve basis, or should trademark law apply in cyberspace?

Institute News   by Sherry Stein

How to Succeed in Business
by Filip Palda
We applaud hockey players who make big bucks, but vilify Bill Gates for the same reason. The whole discrepancy is due to our beliefs about monopolies.

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