The Free Market 13, no. 12 (December 1995) Recycling has a high moral status, mostly because kids come home with bad information from schools and, in turn, use it to intimidate their parents. One poll revealed that 63% of kids have told Mom or Dad to recycle. Parents, be ashamed no more! Throw that trash away. There’s no virtue in recycling
Volume 7, No.1 (Spring 2004) Austrian economics lacks a formalized, self-conscious theory of environmental economics. But in fact all of the major elements of such a theory already exist and in that sense what is needed is to piece together the relevant aspects of Austrian economics in order to draw out and focus a theory that is already
The Journal of Commerce June 15, 1999 In December 1997, the Clinton administration signed the Kyoto Protocol, a United Nations treaty committing developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. It is potentially a very expensive agreement on several levels. If ratified, Kyoto would require the United States to reduce its carbon
Austrian economics lacks a formalized, self-conscious theory of environmental economics. But in fact all of the major elements of such a theory already exist and in that sense what is needed is to piece together the relevant aspects of Austrian economics in order to draw out and focus a theory that is already there. The purpose of this paper is to
A la economía austriaca la falta un teoría formal y consciente de la economía ambiental. Pero en realidad ya existen todos los elementos principales de una teoría así y en ese sentido lo que hace falta es agrupar los aspectos relevantes de la economía austriaca para crear y centrar una teoría que ya existe. El propósito de este escrito es hacer
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