TY - BOOK AU - Burgess,Bonnie B. TI - Fate of the wild: the Endangered Species Act and the future of biodiversity SN - 0820322962 (alk. paper) AV - QH 76 .B87 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Athens PB - University of Georgia Press KW - United States KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973 KW - History KW - Endangered species KW - Government policy KW - Biodiversity conservation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index; Introduction -- PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE: History of the Endangered Species Act -- The Endangered Species Act today -- The importance of biodiversity -- PART TWO: CHARACTERS: Protagonists and the environmental arguments -- Antagonists and the private rights argument -- PART THREE: CONFLICT: In the halls of Congress -- Presidental power -- The bureaucratic contribution -- Species economics -- PART FOUR: RESOLUTION: Ecosystem management -- Antidote ER -