{"product_id":"environment-economy-and-christian-ethics-alistair-young-9781451479645","title":"Environment, Economy, and Christian Ethics: Alternative Views on Christians and Markets","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is to be done about the damaging impact of economic activity on the environment? In recent years, there has been growing debate over this question. This book, by an economist, urges Christians to support strong governmental and intergovernmental action to improve the workings of existing global economic systems so as to provide adequate environmental protection. As such, it draws on the tradition of mainstream environmental economics and on recent developments in ecological economics. But it acknowledges that environmental policy raises important ethical and theological issues often briefly or inadequately covered within economic literature: ethically responsible attitudes to uncertainty, inequality within and between generations, the rights of traditional communities, and the obligation to respect nonhuman elements within creation. To such issues, theologians of various persuasions have in the past paid more attention than economists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, theologians have not always shown awareness of the likely economic consequences of their own proposals. In particular, some have been reluctant to acknowledge the role of market failure in causing environmental problems, while others are too eager to get rid of markets altogether. This book tries to develop sound ethical foundations for environmental policy, while providing concrete perspective on economic realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alistair Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451479646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451479645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 6.95w x 0.58d","brand":"Alistair Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066316615935,"sku":"9781451479645","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37903ecc-cd67-46b0-a6d9-c9f505ff8873.jpg?v=1685406571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environment-economy-and-christian-ethics-alistair-young-9781451479645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}