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Getting the safe minimum standard to work in the real world: a case study in moral pragmatism

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  • Farmer, Michael C., 2001. "Getting the safe minimum standard to work in the real world: a case study in moral pragmatism," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 38(2), pages 209-226, August.
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