Political environmentalism : going behind the green curtain /

Over the past three decades, the environmental movement has consistently taken the high moral ground, calling for political action in the name of the public interest. But while legislation such as the Wilderness Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and Superfund has been put on a pedestal ab...

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Other Authors: Anderson, Terry L (Terry Lee), 1946-, Anderson, Terry Lee, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, c2000
Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2000
Stanford, Calif. : c2000
Stanford, Calif. : [2000], ©2000
Stanford, Calif. : c2000
Stanford, Calif. : ©2000
Stanford, Calif. : [2000]
Series:Hoover Institution Press Publication ; no. 467
Hoover Institution Press publication ; 467
Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 467
Hoover Institution Press publication 467
Hoover Institution Press publication no. 467
Subjects:
USA
Table of Contents:
  • Clean politics, dirty profits: rent-seeking behind the green curtain / Jonathan H. Adler
  • Public choice and the environment: from the frying pan to the fire / Bruce Yandle
  • The law and politics of federal wildlife preservation / Dean Lueck
  • Bucks for ducks or money for nothin'?: the political economy of the federal duck stamp program / Kurtis J. Swope, Daniel K. Benjamin, and Terry L. Anderson
  • Unnatural disaster: how politics destroyed Canada's Atlantic groundfisheries / Elizabeth Brubaker
  • The origins of the federal wilderness system / David Gerard
  • The politics of superfund / Thomas Stratmann
  • The politics of the clean air act / Andrew P. Morriss
  • note: 1 Clean Politics, Dirty Profits: Rent-Seeking Behind the Green Curtain / Jonathan H. Adler
  • 2. Public Choice and the Environment: From the Frying Pan to the Fire / Bruce Yandle
  • 3. Law and Politics of Federal Wildlife Preservation / Dean Lueck
  • 4. Bucks for Ducks or Money for Nothin'? The Political Economy of the Federal Duck Stamp Program / Kurtis J. Swope / Terry L. Anderson / Daniel K. Benjamin
  • 5. Unnatural Disaster: How Politics Destroyed Canada's Atlantic Groundfisheries / Elizabeth Brubaker
  • 6. Origins of the Federal Wilderness System / David Gerard
  • 7. Politics of Superfund / Thomas Stratmann
  • 8. Politics of the Clean Air Act / Andrew P. Morriss.
  • Introduction / Terry L. Anderson
  • 1 Clean Politics, Dirty Profits: Rent-Seeking Behind the Green Curtain / Jonathan H. Adler
  • 2. Public Choice and the Environment: From the Frying Pan to the Fire / Bruce Yandle
  • 3. The Law and Politics of Federal Wildlife Preservation / Dean Lueck
  • 4. Bucks for Ducks or Money for Nothin'? The Political Economy of the Federal Duck Stamp Program / Kurtis J. Swope, Daniel K. Benjamin and Terry L. Anderson
  • 5. Unnatural Disaster: How Politics Destroyed Canada's Atlantic Groundfisheries / Elizabeth Brubaker
  • 6. The Origins of the Federal Wilderness System / David Gerard
  • 7. The Politics of Superfund / Thomas Stratmann
  • 8. The Politics of the Clean Air Act / Andrew P. Morriss.