Hoodwinking the nation

by Simon, Julian Lincoln

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Title Statements

Full title :Hoodwinking the nation / Julian Simon.

Summary

"Most people in the United States believe that our environment is getting dirtier, we are running out of natural resources, and population growth in the world is a burden and a threat. These beliefs, according to Simon, are entirely wrong. Why do the media report so much false bad news about the environment, resources, and population? And why do we believe it? Those are the questions Julian L. Simon set out to answer in his book, Hoodwinking the Nation." "The purpose of this book is not to preach but to examine. Most importantly, it aims to consider whether institutional structures can be changed in a way that would allow more sanctions against undesirable practices and unethical behavior. This volume will be valuable to political economists and sociologists, and the general reader concerned with environmental issues and their social impacts."--BOOK JACKET.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006, ©1999.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Transaction
Place of Publication:New Brunswick, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006, ©1999.

Notes

"A Cato Institute book"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 140 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1560004347, 9781560004349, 1412805937, 9781412805933
oclc:ocm64560888
LC Classification:GE40

What do Americans wrongly believe about environment, resources, and population? -- The vanishing farmland scam -- The concepts that lead to scares about resources and population growth -- Why does the public not hear sound environmental thinkers? -- Why are so many biologists alarmed? -- The old-time journalistic methods don't work here -- Damn lies, statistics, and doomsday -- Personal knowledge versus media-shaped opinions -- How psychology affects the evaluation of trends -- Why do we hear prophecies of doom from every side?

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