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Costanza, R., ed. 1991. Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability. New York: Columbia University Press. An excellent compendium of articles in the new field of ecological economics.

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Leonard, H. J., et al. 1989. Environment and the Poor: Development Strategies for a Common Agenda. Special report 11 of the Overseas Development Council on U.S.-Third World Policy Perspectives. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Books. A powerful argument that development strategies must take on the twin challenges of environment and poverty together to be successful.

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Pearce, D. W., and R. K. Turner. 1990. Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. A good overview of basic economic theory and its application to natural resources and the environment.

Plant, C., and J. Plant, eds. 1991. Green Business: Hope or Hoax? Santa Cruz, Calif.: New Society Publishers. A well-researched critique of "shallow-green" consumerism and businesses that claim their products are environmentally friendly when they are really not. Includes many useful suggestions for authentic conversion of our economy.

Renner, M. 1992. Jobs in a Sustainable Economy. Worldwatch Paper #104. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute. Converting to a sustainable economy will create jobs rather than eliminate them.

Schumacher, E. F. 1973. Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered. New York: Harper & Row. A highly readable and insightful discussion on Buddhist economics and good work from the father of appropriate technology.

Shrybman, S. 1990. "International Trade and the Environment," Ecologist 20, no. 1:30. A useful and timely environmental assessment of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Speth, J. G. 1990. "Coming to Terms: Toward a North-South Compact for the Environment," Environment 32, no. 5:16. Meeting the challenge of global environmental problems will require unprecedented cooperation and understanding between nations.

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Wachtel, P. 1992. The Poverty of Affluence: A Psychological Portrait of the American Way of Life. Santa Cruz, CA: New Society Publishers. Examines the reasons for and consequences of our seemingly insatiable desire for growth. Asks, how much is enough?