Defining and understanding sustainability -- The "dismal science" of economics -- The ethics of sustainability -- The rise of the American administrative state -- The development of federal environmental law -- A brief history of the modern movement -- Interest groups and the environmental lobby -- Sustainability and American public administration: where do we go from here?
Summary
This book discusses the many meanings of "sustainability," explores the importance of economics in environmental policy-making, and highlights the schools of thought in environmental ethics. It concludes that public administrators can play an important role in ensuring that environmental sustainability is an integral part of American government
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