An edition of The ultimate resource 2
(1996)
The ultimate resource 2
Rev. ed. / with an appreciation by Milton Friedman.
by Julian Lincoln Simon
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Table of Contents
I. TOWARD OUR BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE FUTURE: The amazing theory of raw-material scarcity
Why are material-technical resource forecasts so often wrong?
Can the supply of natural resources, especially energy, really be infinite? Yes!
The grand theory
Famine 1995? or 2025? or 1975?
What are the limits on food production?
The worldwide food situation now: shortage crises, glut crises, and government
Are we losing ground?
Two bogeymen: urban sprawl and soil erosion
Water, wood, wetlands
and what next?
When will we run out of oil? Never!
Today's energy issues
Nuclear power: tomorrow's greatest energy opportunity
A dying planet? how the media have scared the public
The peculiar theory of pollution
Whither the history of pollution?
Pollution today: specific trends & issues
Bad environmental and resource scares
Will our consumer wastes bury us?
Should we conserve resources for others' sakes? What kinds of resources need conservation?
Coercive recycling, forced conservation, and free-market alternatives
II. POPULATION GROWTH'S EFFECT UPON OUR RESOURCES AND LIVING STANDARDS: Standing room only? the demographic facts
What will future population growth be?
Do humans breed like flies? or like Norwegian rats?
Population growth and the stock of capital
Population's effects on technology and productivity
Economies of scope and education
Population growth, natural resources, and future generations
Population growth and land
Are people an environmental pollution?
Are humans causing species holocaust?
A greater population does not damage health, or psychological and social well-being
The big economic picture: population growth and living standards in MDCs
LDCs
III. BEYOND THE DATA: How the comparisons people make affect their beliefs about whether things are getting better or worse
The rhetoric of population control: does the end justify the means?
The reasoning behind the rhetoric
Ultimately, what are your values?
The key values.
Edition Notes
Rev. ed. of: The ultimate resource by Julian L. Simon, published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1981.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [653]-690) and index.
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