THE WORTH OF A SONGBIRD - ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AS A POST-NORMAL SCIENCE

One of the very valuable features of Ecological Economics is its provi sion for publications under the rubric 'Commentary'. In that way, essa ys which are not research in the strictest sense can still find proper refereed publication, and can be submitted to the further test of ope n colleague criticism. This paper is intended to be read in that spiri t; and where criticisms are made of the work of particular scholars, t hat is done because of the significance of their contribution.