ABSTRACT

First Published in 2017. The author shares their feelings about enjoying and preserving the natural environment, yet this book also reveals a conflict in values that the most committed ecologist must face. Such conflict pits the powerful American values of individual freedom and rights against the values of community necessary for sustaining the environment. In publishing this collection of essays, the author hopes to contribute to more enlightened economic analysis and more relevant and effective policies that are good for both the economy and the global ecology.

part I|20 pages

Values of a Different Order

chapter |6 pages

Meadowlark Economics

chapter |5 pages

A Compensatory Ethic

chapter |6 pages

Craftsmanship and Salvation

part II|19 pages

Work, Leisure, and Life

chapter |6 pages

Less Dependent Workers

chapter |6 pages

An Ideal Boss

chapter |6 pages

Henry Thoreau as Economic Prophet

part III|23 pages

Economic Forecasts, Futures, and Philosophies

chapter |5 pages

Pro-growth vs. Anti-Growth

chapter |5 pages

The Coming Repair Age

part IV|28 pages

Personal Freedoms, Global Responsibilities

chapter |5 pages

Freedom to Build

chapter |12 pages

Some Liberal Praise for Milton Friedman

chapter |8 pages

Growth and Global Pollution

part V|20 pages

Learning For All Ages

chapter |6 pages

Topsoil Drama

chapter |5 pages

A Passion For Learning

chapter |6 pages

High-Jumping