The economy of the earth : Philosophy, law, and the environment /
Sagoff, Mark.
The economy of the earth : Philosophy, law, and the environment / Mark Sagoff. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xi, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-258) and index.
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.
9780521687133 (pbk.) 9780521867559 (hardback)
2007013207
Environmental policy--United States.
Environmental law--United States.
Social legislation--United States.
United States--Economic policy.
United States--Social policy.
HC110.E5 / S34 2008
363.70560973 SAG
The economy of the earth : Philosophy, law, and the environment / Mark Sagoff. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xi, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-258) and index.
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.
9780521687133 (pbk.) 9780521867559 (hardback)
2007013207
Environmental policy--United States.
Environmental law--United States.
Social legislation--United States.
United States--Economic policy.
United States--Social policy.
HC110.E5 / S34 2008
363.70560973 SAG