Taking the Environment Seriously
Published on 19. April 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-8476-8054-2 (ISBN)
Description
After two decades of high-cost, low-output federal efforts to protect and improve environmental quality in the United States, the contributors to this volume argue that it is time to consider market-oriented solutions to environmental problems. Taking the Environment Seriously means learning from past experiences, initiating regulatory approaches that truly protect environmental property, and becoming serious about the business of managing and protecting environmental quality.
Reviews / Votes
This important book . . . is the cornerstone of a growing innovative literature which calls for unencumbered markets to deal with management of the environment. -- Gordon L. Brady, Public Choice Solid analysis of the costs and benefits of existing programs including Superfund, the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act. . . . For comparative use in courses on environmental economics and public policy. * CHOICE *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8054-2 (9780847680542)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Roger E. Meiners is Professor of Law and Economics at Clemson University. Bruce Yandle is Alumni Professor and First Savings Bank Scholar at Clemson University.
Content
Chapter 1 Taking the Environment Seriously: What Does it Mean? Chapter 2 How Much Is Enough? The Benefits and Costs of Environmental Protection Chapter 3 Economics, Ethics, and Ecology Chapter 4 Environmental Harms from Governmental Policy Chapter 5 Clean Water Legislation: Reauthorize or Repeal? Chapter 6 Superfund: The South Carolina Experience Chapter 7 Acid Rain and the Clean Air Act: Lessons in Damage Control Chapter 8 Fishing for Property Rights to Fish Chapter 9 Community Markets to Control Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Chapter 10 Risky Business: Rational Ignorance in Assessing Environmental Hazards Chapter 11 Environmental Calvinism: The Judeo-Christian Roots of Environmental Theology