Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; PART I: Attitudes toward nature from antiquity to mercantilism; 1 From antiquity to the Renaissance; 2 Mercantilism and natural resources; PART II: The Enlightenment roots of classical political economy; 3 Pre-classical Enlightenment developments; 4 The Physiocrats and the bread riots; 5 From Adam Smith to classical political economy; 6 John Stuart Mill and the idea of progress; PART III: Managing the use of nature; 7 Managing nature in the Enlightenment
8 Ricardo and Malthus on the utilization of nature9 Jean-Baptiste Say and other contemporaries; 10 John Stuart Mill's attitude toward nature; Epilogue: From socialism to modernity; Notes; Bibliography; Index