Nature, Economy, and Equity: Sacred Water, Profane Markets (Chapter 1: The Sacred Gifts of Nature)

Abstract supplied by Wiley Publishing: Numerous conflicts over natural resources can be overcome by restoring reciprocity between public and private sectors of the economy. Chapter 1 reviews two competing forms of environmentalism: one that accommodates business interests by giving public resources to them, and one that sacralizes the bond between society and nature by protecting both environmental quality and social equity.
Publication date: 5 May 2023