| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 266 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-258) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- At the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima; or, why political questions are not all economic -- The allocation and distribution of resources -- Values and preferences -- Can we put a price on nature's services? -- Do we consume too much? -- Is an environmental ethic compatible with biological science? -- Settling America or the concept of place in environmental ethics -- Natural and national history -- Environmentalism : death and resurrection. |
| Summary |
"Mark Sagoff draws on the last twenty years of debate over the foundations of environmentalism in this comprehensive revision of The Economy of the Earth. Posing questions pertinent to consumption, cost-benefit analysis, the normative implications of neo-Darwinism, the role of natural history, and the centrality of the concept of place in environmental ethics, he analyzes social policy in relation to the environment, pollution, the workplace, and public safety and health. Sagoff distinguishes ethical from economic questions and explains which kinds of concepts, arguments, and processes are appropriate to each. He offers a critique of "preference" and "willingness to pay" as measures of value in environmental economics and defends political, cultural, aesthetic, and ethical reasons to protect the natural environment."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- United States.
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Environmental policy. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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United States -- Social policy.
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Social policy. |
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Environmental law -- United States.
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Environmental law. |
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Social legislation -- United States.
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Social legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sagoff, Mark. Economy of the earth. 2nd ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521867559 052186755X (DLC) 2007013207 (OCoLC)122424404 |
| ISBN |
9780511378560 (electronic book) |
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0511378564 (electronic book) |
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9780511817472 (electronic book) |
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0511817479 (electronic book) |
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9780521867559 (hardback) |
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9780521687133 (paperback) |
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052186755X |
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0521687136 |
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