Government vs. Environment
Description
Many Americans today view the government as the savior of the environment. When it comes to protecting land, fish, and wildlife, the common response is to let government do it. The contributors to Government Versus the Environment encourage us to consider government in a different light by looking at clear instances of public programs that foster environmental destruction. They provide an in-depth look at of how the political process can adversely impact the quality of our environment and argue that the government's track record in managing natural resources has been and continues to be abysmal. The case studies in Government Versus the Environment will cause readers to think twice about the all-too-familiar calls for more government for the sake of the environment.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Silent Springs and Silent Villages: Pesticides and the Trampling of Property Rights
Chapter 3 Fueling the Race to the Fish
Chapter 4 Federal Flood Policies: 150 Years of Environmental Mischief
Chapter 5 Unplugging the Everglades
Chapter 6 War on Wildlife
Chapter 7 The Untouchables: America's National Forests
Chapter 8 Banking on Disaster: The World Bank and Environmental Destruction
Chapter 9 All Play and No Pay: The Adverse Effects of Welfare Recreation
Chapter 10 Castles in the Sand: The Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Beach Replenishment
Product details
| Published | 03 Apr 2002 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781461704409 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Series | The Political Economy Forum |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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