Bøger af David Schwartzman

Aims to modify various aspects of the Gaia hypothesis in light of geochemical, geophysical, mathematical, and paleontological data that were either ignored or unavailable at the time the hypothesis was developed. This book presents an argument that the Earth's climatic temperature is regulated amidst the backdrop of volcanic outgassing.

Games of Chicken proposes basing nuclear weapons policies on both historical and analytical arguments. The historical analysis also demonstrates the importance of the role of myths in the development of policy, most notably: the myth of the nuclear strategy expert;

In the post-World War II era, the U.S. government's full employment policy led to rapid mechanization of production by reducing the cost of financing investment. The author argues that the government should fill the gap with government employment and should discourage imports from developing countries.