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ERIC Number: EJ627265
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Is Free-Market Environmentalism "Mainstream"?
Anderson, Terry L.; Shaw, Jane S.
Social Studies, v91 n5 p227-31 Sep-Oct 2000
Explains free-market environmentalism, demonstrating how it is integral to environmental economics. Discusses issues such as market and government failures; the "tragedy of the commons"; and how to avoid said tragedy, focusing on the role of private property rights. Provides suggestions for history, social studies, and economics teachers on introducing economics into environmental issues. (CMK)
Descriptors: Economics, Educational Practices, Environmental Education, Free Enterprise System, Government Role, History, Private Sector, Privatization, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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