'A worthy read.'
Business Strategy and the Environment
'The book is an excellent 'field guide' to the main issues in developing a more sustainable future.'
John Dixon, Lead Environmental Economist, the World Bank
'Blueprint for a Sustainable Economy demonstrates that when economics is properly applied, it offers some of the most powerful tools for achieving sustainability.'
Amory B Lovins, Co-Founder, and CEO (Research), Rocky Mountain Institute.
David Pearce is Professor of Environmental Economics at University College London and was for several years special advisor to the UK Secretary of State for the Environment.
Ed Barbier is Reader in Environmental Economics and Director of the Centre for Environment and Development Economics at the University of York.
Introduction 1.The Meaning of Sustainable Development 2.Valuing the Environment Measuring Sustainable Development - Economic Approaches 3.Measuring Sustainable Development - Ecological Approaches 4.The Causes of Environmental Degradation 5. Solving Environmental Problems 1 - Property Rights, Markets and Macroeconomy 6.Solving Environmental Problems 2 - Choosing Policy Instruments 7.Business and the Environment; Ecological Economics - a New Paradigm? Conclusions