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Citizens, Consumers and the Environment: Reflections on The Economy of the Earth1

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This paper presents a critical evaluation of Mark Sagoff's critique of economistic approaches to environmental decision-making in The Economy of the Earth . Whilst endorsing many of Sagoff's specific arguments against the use of extended versions of cost-benefit analysis in making such decisions, it criticises the conceptual framework within which these arguments are developed. In particular, it suggests that what Sagoff represents as a tension between consumers and their public roles as citizens is better understood as one between culturally shared values concerning both the protection of nature and the pursuit of consumption; and that this conflict has itself to be resolved by them as citizens.

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  • Russell Keat, 1994. "Citizens, Consumers and the Environment: Reflections on The Economy of the Earth1," Environmental Values, , vol. 3(4), pages 333-349, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:3:y:1994:i:4:p:333-349
    DOI: 10.1177/096327199400300403
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    1. Buchanan, Allen, 1985. "Ethics, Efficiency and the Market," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198285335, Decembrie.
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