Taking the Environment Seriously

by Meiners, Roger E.; Yandle, Bruce; Anderson, Terry L.; Benjamin, Daniel K.; Dalton, Brett; Heyne, Paul; Leal, Donald R.; Nelson, Robert H.; Riggs, David; Shaw, Jane S.; Stroup, Richard L.

• ISBN13: 9780847680542
• ISBN10: 0847680541
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-19
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The authors provide a well-equipped team to address the complex legal and economic issues involved in environmental issues. The editors have selected an outstanding panel of like-minded specialists to provide both perspective and depth to their search for 'what works' rather than what merely sounds concerned.

Table of Contents

Preface: Taking the Environment Seriously: What Do We Mean?
How Much Is Enough? An Overview of the Benefits and Costs of Environmental Protection	p. 1
Economics, Ethics, and Ecology	p. 25
Environmental Harms from Federal Government Policy	p. 51
Clean Water Legislation: Reauthorize or Repeal?	p. 73
Superfund: The South Carolina Experience	p. 103
Acid Rain and the Clean Air Act: Lessons in Damage Control	p. 141
Fishing for Property Rights to Fish	p. 161
Community Markets to Control Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution	p. 185
Risky Business: Rational Ignorance in Assessing Environmental Hazards	p. 209
Environmental Calvinism: The Judeo-Christian Roots of Eco-Theology	p. 233
Index	p. 257
About the Political Economy Forum and the Authors	p. 267
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