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9781560004349

Hoodwinking the Nation

by Simon,Julian
  • ISBN13:

    9781560004349

  • ISBN10:

    1560004347

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9781351515191

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-07-31
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Most people in the United States believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth in the world is a burden and a threat. These beliefs, according to Simon, are entirely wrong. Why do the media report so much false bad news about the environment, resources, and population? And why do we believe it? Those are the questions distinguished scholar Julian L. Simon set out to answer in Hoodwinking the Nation. His purpose is not to preach but to examine. Most importantly, it aims to consider whether institutional structures can be changed in a way that would allow sanctions against undesirable practices and unethical behavior.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD vii(6)
PREFACE xiii
INTRODUCTION 1(6)
1. WHAT DO AMERICANS WRONGLY BELIEVE ABOUT ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES, AND POPULATION?
7(10)
2. THE VANISHING FARMLAND SCAM
17(14)
3. THE CONCEPTS THAT LEAD TO SCARES ABOUT RESOURCES AND POPULATION GROWTH
31(14)
4. WHY DOES THE PUBLIC NOT HEAR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL THINKERS?
45(10)
5. WHY ARE SO MANY BIOLOGISTS ALARMED?
55(18)
6. THE OLD-TIME JOURNALISTIC MEIHODS DON'T WORK HERE
73(10)
7. DAMN LIES, STATISTICS, AND DOOMSDAY
83(10)
8. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE VERSUS MEDIA-SHAPED OPINIONS
93( 8)
9. HOW PSYCHOLOGY AFFECTS THE EVALUATION OF TRENDS
101(6)
10. WHY DO WE HEAR PROPHECIES OF DOOM FROM EVERY SIDE?
107(16)
CONCLUSION 123(6)
REFERENCES 129(4)
INDEX 133

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