I. Objectives of the study, 412. — II. Influence of economic instability upon conservation: four major effects, 415; wasteful soil depletion, 417; wasteful mineral depletion, 423; implications for public policy, 426. — III. Conservation potentialities of commodity agreements: in general, 427; historical evidence, 432; the future, 442. — IV. Contribution of conservation policy to economic stability: general requirements, 445; postwar timing, 449.

Taxation and the Conservation of Resources Get access The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 58, Issue 2, February 1944, Pages 157–195, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883316 Published: 01 February 1944