Question

Discuss the limitations of Coase Theorem.

30 Aug 2025
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The Coase Theorem occupies a central place in environmental economics and the economics of the social sector because it suggests that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining between affected parties will lead to efficient outcomes irrespective of the initial allocation of rights. While the theorem is elegant and offers an appealingly simple solution to externalities, its assumptions are rarely satisfied in practice. This disconnect between theory and reality highlights several limitations that must be considered when applying it to issues in the social sector and the environment, where externalities are pervasive and complex. Understanding these limitations is crucial in designing policies for pollution control, resource allocation, and welfare distribution. One of the primary limitations of the Coase Theorem lies in the assumption of zero transaction costs. In real-world situations, transaction costs are almost never negligible. Negotiations between parties often involve legal expenses, time, bargaining costs, enforcement mechanisms, and the costs of acquiring adequate information. For environmental externalities such as air or water pollution, the number of affected parties can be in the millions, making negotiations prohibitively expensive and practically impossible. For instance, if a factory pollutes a river used by thousands of households, the cost of organizing these households into a bargaining unit to negotiate with the factory far exceeds feasible limits. Thus, the theorem’s predictive power diminishes when transaction ________ ___ ______ ___ ________ ______ _______ ____ ______ ___ ___.
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