Markets and the environment / Nathaniel O. Keohane, Sheila M. Olmstead.

By:

Keohane, Nathaniel O

Contributor(s):

Olmstead, Sheila M

Material type:

TextSeries: Foundations of contemporary environmental studiesPublication details: Washington ; London : Island Press, c2007.Description: 274 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781597260473

Subject(s):

Environmental economics

DDC classification:

338.927

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic efficiency and environmental protection -- 3. The benefits and costs of environmental protection -- 4. The efficiency of markets -- 5. Market failures in the environmental realm -- 6. Managing stocks: natural resources as capital assets -- 7. Stocks that grow: the economics of renewable resource management -- 8. Principles of market-based environmental policy -- 9. The case for market-based instruments in the real world -- 10. Market-based instruments in practice -- 11. Sustainability and economic growth.

Summary: Is an introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a wide range of environmental issues and policy approaches. It offers a clear overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics that will enable students and professionals to quickly grasp important concepts and to apply those concepts to real-world environmental problems.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	338.927 KEO mar (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	10115

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Economic efficiency and environmental protection --
3. The benefits and costs of environmental protection --
4. The efficiency of markets --
5. Market failures in the environmental realm --
6. Managing stocks: natural resources as capital assets --
7. Stocks that grow: the economics of renewable resource management --
8. Principles of market-based environmental policy --
9. The case for market-based instruments in the real world --
10. Market-based instruments in practice --
11. Sustainability and economic growth.

Is an introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a wide range of environmental issues and policy approaches. It offers a clear overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics that will enable students and professionals to quickly grasp important concepts and to apply those concepts to real-world environmental problems.

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