Native American lands are often rich in natural resources yet bastions of poverty. This paradox results largely from three main obstacles that impede entrepreneurship, the market process, and economic development: the federal land trust, a dual federal-tribal bureaucracy, and legal and political uncertainty.
Institutions and Economic Development on Native American Lands
By Jordan K. Lofthouse
This
article
appeared in
the Fall 2019 issue of The Independent Review.
Other Independent Review articles by Jordan K. Lofthouse | |
Fall 2022 | The New Trail of Tears: How Washington Is Destroying American Indians |