The Trade-Off Myth
Fact And Fiction About Jobs And The Environment
Published on 1. September 1999
Book
Hardback
206 pages
978-1-55963-683-4 (ISBN)
Description
In order to state unambiguously the truth about jobs and the environment, an environmental economist explores the localized industries that may suffer job losses and explores mitigative strategies. He also considers the possibility that regulations can actually generate jobs, and sets out some policy options for dealing with the economic repercussions of environmental democracy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55963-683-4 (9781559636834)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Fictions, facts and politics; no economy-wide trade off; local layoffs and pollution havens; coal miners, timber workers and slopers; a jobs-environment synergy; global warming and American jobs; fictions, facts and the future.