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Burgess, Bonnie B.

Fate of the Wild : The Endangered Species Act and the Future of Biodiversity. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (232 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One. Setting the Stage -- ONE. History of the Endangered Species Act -- TWO. The Endangered Species Act Today -- THREE. The Importance of Biodiversity -- Part Two. Characters -- FOUR. Protagonists and the Environmental Argument -- FIVE. Antagonists and the Private Property Rights Argument -- Part Three. Conflict -- SIX. In the Halls of Congress -- SEVEN. Presidential Power -- EIGHT. The Bureaucratic Contribution -- NINE. Species Economics -- Part Four. Resolution -- TEN. Ecosystem Management -- ELEVEN. Antidote -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

ISBN: 9780820340241

Subjects--Topical Terms:
United States. -- Endangered Species Act of 1973 -- History.
Endangered species -- Government policy -- United States.
Biodiversity conservation -- Government policy -- United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH76 -- .B87 2001eb

Dewey Class. No.: 333.95/22/0973