Markets and the Environment, Second Edition by Nathaniel O Keohane

Markets and the Environment, Second Edition by Nathaniel O Keohane

"Markets and the Environment" is a concise yet comprehensive 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. In addition, the book integrates normative, policy, and institutional issues at a principles level. The chapters examine: the benefits and costs of environmental protection; markets and market failure; natural resources as capital assets; and, sustainability and economic development. "Markets and the Environment" is the second volume in the "Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series", edited by James Gustave Speth. The series presents concise guides to essential subjects in the environmental curriculum, incorporating a problem-based approach to teaching and learning.

Sheila M. Olmstead is assistant professor of environmental economics at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Nathaniel Keohane is assistant professor of economics at the Yale School of Management.

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ISBN 13	9781597260473
ISBN 10	1597260479
Title	Markets and the Environment, Second Edition
Author	Nathaniel O Keohane
Series	Foundations Of Contemporary Environmental Studies
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Island Press
Year published	2007-06-01
Number of pages	288
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