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Economic growth and environmental decay; the solution becomes the problem
- Title
- Economic growth and environmental decay; the solution becomes the problem [by] Paul W. Barkley [and] David W. Seckler.
- Author
- Barkley, Paul W.
- Publication
- New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich [©1972]
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- Additional Authors
- Seckler, David William, 1935-
- Description
- 194 pages illustrations; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Economic analysis of the relationship between economic growth and environmental decay in the capitalist economic system, with particular reference to the ecological and economic implications of rapid growth rate in the USA - explores strategic and tactical considerations for a programme of pollution control, and covers social implications, public interest, government policy, etc. References and statistical tables.
- Series Statement
- The Harbrace series in business and economics
- Uniform Title
- Harbrace series in business and economics.
- Subject
- Economic development
- Pollution
- Environmental policy
- Environmental Pollution
- economic development
- environmental policy
- Economic development
- Environmental policy
- Pollution
- Umweltschutz
- Wirtschaftswachstum
- economic growth
- environment
- capitalist
- economic system
- ecology
- economic implication
- growth rate
- pollution control
- social implication
- public interest
- government policy
- statistical table
- Economic development > Environmental aspects
- Nature > Effets de l'homme
- Environnement > Etudes d'impact
- Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement
- croissance économique
- environnement
- capitaliste
- système économique
- écologie
- conséquences économiques
- taux de croissance
- lutte antipollution
- conséquences sociales
- intérêt public
- politique gouvernementale
- tableau statistique
- crecimiento económico
- medio ambiente
- capitalista
- sistema económico
- ecología
- consecuencias económicas
- tasa de crecimiento
- control de la contaminación
- consecuencias sociales
- interés público
- política gubernamental
- cuadros estadísticos
- USA
- Etats-Unis
- Estados Unidos
- Genre/Form
- economic analysis.
- reference.
- analyse économique.
- référence bibliographique.
- análisis económico.
- referencia.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- The solution becomes the problem -- Economic growth and the environment -- The quantity of product -- the quality of life -- The meaning of economic growth -- Preferences and values -- Two tools of economic analysis -- supply and demand -- A nonmarket tool -- benefit/cost analysis -- Market failure-externalities -- Market failure-collective goods -- The logic of conservation -- Recreation and cost/effectiveness -- some further applications -- On the strategy and tactics of environmental control -- Economic growth and environmental decay.
- ISBN
- 0155187953
- 9780155187955
- LCCN
- 74172200
- OCLC
- ocm00267429
- 267429
- SCSB-106367
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library