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- catalog abstract ""Most people in the United States believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth in the world is a burden and a threat. These beliefs, according to Simon, are entirely wrong. Why do the media report so much false bad news about the environment, resources, and population? And why do we believe it? Those are the questions Julian L. Simon set out to answer in his book, Hoodwinking the Nation." "The purpose of this book is not to preach but to examine. Most importantly, it aims to consider whether institutional structures can be changed in a way that would allow more sanctions against undesirable practices and unethical behavior. This volume will be valuable to political economists and sociologists, and the general reader concerned with environmental issues and their social impacts."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11133208.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Most people in the United States believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth in the world is a burden and a threat. These beliefs, according to Simon, are entirely wrong. Why do the media report so much false bad news about the environment, resources, and population? And why do we believe it? Those are the questions Julian L. Simon set out to answer in his book, Hoodwinking the Nation." "The purpose of this book is not to preach but to examine. Most importantly, it aims to consider whether institutional structures can be changed in a way that would allow more sanctions against undesirable practices and unethical behavior. This volume will be valuable to political economists and sociologists, and the general reader concerned with environmental issues and their social impacts."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.".
- catalog description "What do Americans wrongly believe about environment, resources, and population? -- The vanishing farmland scam -- The concepts that lead to scares about resources and population growth -- Why does the public not hear sound environmental thinkers? -- Why are so many biologists alarmed? -- The old-time journalistic methods don't work here -- Damn lies, statistics, and doomsday -- Personal knowledge versus media-shaped opinions -- How psychology affects the evaluation of trends -- Why do we hear prophecies of doom from every side?".
- catalog extent "xiv, 140 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1560004347 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction,".
- catalog subject "363.7 21".
- catalog subject "Environmental degradation.".
- catalog subject "Environmental sciences Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "GE40 .S55 1999".
- catalog subject "Nature Effect of human beings on.".
- catalog tableOfContents "What do Americans wrongly believe about environment, resources, and population? -- The vanishing farmland scam -- The concepts that lead to scares about resources and population growth -- Why does the public not hear sound environmental thinkers? -- Why are so many biologists alarmed? -- The old-time journalistic methods don't work here -- Damn lies, statistics, and doomsday -- Personal knowledge versus media-shaped opinions -- How psychology affects the evaluation of trends -- Why do we hear prophecies of doom from every side?".
- catalog title "Hoodwinking the nation / Julian Simon.".
- catalog type "text".