Keohane, Nathaniel O. <br/><br/>
Markets and the environment / 
Nathaniel O. Keohane, Sheila M. Olmstead. 
 - Washington ;  London :  Island Press,  c2007. 
 - 274 p. ;  22 cm. 
 - Foundations of contemporary environmental studies .
 - Foundations of contemporary environmental studies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- <br/>2. Economic efficiency and environmental protection -- <br/>3. The benefits and costs of environmental protection -- <br/>4. The efficiency of markets -- <br/>5. Market failures in the environmental realm -- <br/>6. Managing stocks: natural resources as capital assets -- <br/>7. Stocks that grow: the economics of renewable resource management -- <br/>8. Principles of market-based environmental policy -- <br/>9. The case for market-based instruments in the real world -- <br/>10. Market-based instruments in practice -- <br/>11. Sustainability and economic growth. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781597260473 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental economics
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.927