1st Edition

The Subsidy Scandal How Your Government Wastes Your Money to Wreck Your Environment

By Charlie Pye-Smith Copyright 2002
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 2002, The Subsidy Scandal examines the subsidies spent by governments and the affect this has had on the environment. The book examines industries ranging from agriculture to mining, energy to transport and the subsidies spent on these industries by government. The book argues that these industries have had a negative impact on the environment, often funded through... Read more

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: On the Subsidy Trail

1 Pulping the Forests

2. Cashing in on Cows?

3. Sweet Charity

4. Wasting Water

5. Nature: On the Wanted List

6. Fished Out

7. Highway Robbery

8. Mining the Treasury

9. The Price of Power

10. Taking Stock

Index

Biography

Charlie Pye-Smith