The economy of the earth
Subtitle: philosophy, law, and the environment
By: Mark Sagoff.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780521867559; 9780521687133
Subjects: Environmental policy -- United States; Environmental law -- United States; Social legislation -- United States; United States -- Economic policy; United States -- Social policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: At the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima; or, why political questions are not all economic; title: The allocation and distribution of resources; title: Values and preferences; title: Can we put a price on nature's services?; title: Do we consume too much?; title: Is an environmental ethic compatible with biological science?; title: Settling America or the concept of place in environmental ethics; title: Natural and national history; title: Environmentalism : death and resurrection.