Environmental sustainability and American public administration : past, present, and future / J. Michael Martinez.

Author/creator Martinez, J. Michael author.
Format Electronic
PublicationLanham : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]
Description1 online resource (xviii, 319 pages)
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents Defining and understanding sustainability -- The "dismal science" of economics -- The ethics of sustainability -- The rise of the American administrative state -- The development of federal environmental law -- A brief history of the modern movement -- Interest groups and the environmental lobby -- Sustainability and American public administration: where do we go from here?
Abstract This book discusses the many meanings of "sustainability," explores the importance of economics in environmental policy-making, and highlights the schools of thought in environmental ethics. It concludes that public administrators can play an important role in ensuring that environmental sustainability is an integral part of American government.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 01, 2018).
Issued in other formPrint version: Martinez, J. Michael (James Michael). Environmental sustainability and American public administration. Lanham : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016] 9781498509664
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016046901
ISBN9781498509671 electronic book
ISBN1498509673 electronic book
ISBNhardcover
ISBNhardcover

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