Government vs. environment / edited by Donald R. Leal and Roger E. Meiners.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leal, Donald.

Meiners, Roger E.

Series:

Political economy forum

The political economy forum

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

United States.

Environmental protection--United States.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

xi, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Government versus environment

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 Greener Pastures? The Defective Attraction of Federal Environmental Policy / Donald R. Leal, Roger E. Meiners 1

2 Silent Springs and Silent Villages: Pesticides and the Trampling of Property Rights / Roger E. Meiners, Andrew P. Morriss 15

3 Fueling the Race to the Fish / Donald R. Leal 39

4 Federal Flood Policies: 150 Years of Environmental Mischief / David E. Gerard 59

5 Unplugging the Everglades / Clay J. Landry 79

6 War on Wildlife / J. Bishop Grewell 97

7 The Untouchables: America's National Forests / Holly Lippke Fretwell 123

8 Banking on Disaster: The World Bank and Environmental Destruction / Matthew Brown 145

9 All Play and No Pay: The Adverse Effects of Welfare Recreation / J. Bishop Grewell 163

10 Castles in the Sand: The Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Beach Replenishment / Clay J. Landry 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

074252180X

0742521818

OCLC:

48501012