Valuing the Environment

Download or read book Valuing the Environment written by Raino Malnes and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy-makers face the dilemma of what to do when the risks of environmental destruction can be averted only by policies that lower standards of living. By setting out a theory of how one can value the environment qualitatively, Raino Malnes offers a solution. He draws on the tradition of political philosophy to work out public policy guidelines on the basis of careful discussion of the moral dilemmas involved.