Protecting Endangered Species in the United States: Biological Needs, Political Realities, Economic Choices

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511625916

This collection of original essays by economists, biologists and political scientists has a common theme: that protecting species at risk while safeguarding social order is a policy challenge that entangles biology, politics, and economics. Nearly 1200 species are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973; only twelve have been removed from the list. Attempts at species recovery on public and private property lead the authors to examine the political realities that define the debate: who should pay the costs and receive the benefits, and how interest group behaviour affects the nature of endangered species protection. Although the ESA directs administrative agencies to list and protect species following scientific priorities, the collection addresses the economic choices that still must be confronted. These range from the protection potential of private markets to the design of incentive schemes to encourage conservation by private landowners.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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About the Authors
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
pp xxv-xxxvi
- By Norman Myers
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1 - The Nature of Endangered Species Protection
pp 1-20
- By Gregory D. Hayward, Jason F. Shogren, John Tschirhart
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PART 1 - BIOLOGICAL NEEDS
pp 21-22
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2 - Endangered Thought, Political Animals
pp 23-31
- By Boyd Gibbons
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3 - A Market Solution for Preserving Biodiversity: The Black Rhino
pp 32-50
- By Gardner Brown, David F. Layton
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4 - Extinction, Recovery, and the Endangered Species Act
pp 51-71
- By Steven R. Beissinger, John D. Perrine
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5 - Some Economic Questions about the Biology of Biodiversity Protection: Comments on Gibbons, Brown and Layton, and Beissinger and Perrine
pp 72-88
- By Thomas D. Crocker
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PART 2 - POLITICAL REALITIES
pp 89-90
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6 - Interest Group Behavior and Endangered Species Protection
pp 91-105
- By Amy Whritenour Ando
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7 - Beyond Cute and Fuzzy: Science and Politics in the U.S. Endangered Species Act
pp 106-137
- By David W. Cash
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8 - Community Politics and Endangered Species Protection
pp 138-165
- By Stephen M. Meyer
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9 - On Political Realities: Comments on Ando, Cash, and Meyer
pp 166-172
- By Clifford Nowell
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Replies by Authors
pp 173-174
- By David W. Cash
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PART 3 - ECONOMIC CHOICES
pp 175-176
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10 - The Endangered Species Act and Critical Habitat Designation: Economic Consequences for the Colorado River Basin
pp 177-199
- By Gary Watts, William R. Noonan, Henry R. Maddux, David S. Brookshire
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11 - The Revealed Demand for a Public Good: Evidence from Endangered and Threatened Species
pp 200-225
- By Don L. Coursey
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12 - The ESA through Coase-Colored Glasses
pp 226-249
- By Terry L. Anderson
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13 - On Current Approaches to ESA Analysis: Comments on Watts et al., Coursey, and Anderson
pp 250-257
- By John B. Loomis
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Replies by Authors
pp 258-260
- By Gary Watts, William Noonan, Henry Maddux, David Brookshire
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14 - The Economics of “Takings” in a Multiparcel Model with a Powerful Government
pp 261-311
- By Robert Innes
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15 - Investment, Information Collection, and Endangered Species Conservation on Private Land
pp 312-325
- By Stephen Polasky
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16 - Protecting Species on Private Land
pp 326-342
- By Rodney B. W. Smith, Jason F. Shogren
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17 - Compensation for Takings under the ESA: How Much Is Too Much? A Comment
pp 343-356
- By Rob Godby
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Replies by Authors
pp 357-362
- By Robert Innes
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PART 4 - SUMMARY AND DATABASE
pp 363-364
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18 - Why Economics Matters for Endangered Species Protection and the ESA
pp 365-373
- By Jason F. Shogren, John Tschirhart, Terry Anderson, Amy Whritenour Ando, Steven R. Beissinger, David Brookshire, Gardner M. Brown, Jr., Don Coursey, Robert Innes, Stephen M. Meyer, Stephen Polasky
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