Markets and the Environment, Second Edition
Markets and the Environment, Second Edition
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Provides an introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a range of environmental issues and policy approaches. This book offers an overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics. It examines the benefits and costs of environmental protection; markets and market failure; natural resources as capital assets; and more.
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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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781597260473 |
| ISBN 10 | 1597260479 |
| Title | Markets and the Environment, Second Edition |
| Author | Nathaniel O Keohane |
| Series | Foundations Of Contemporary Environmental Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Island Press |
| Year published | 2007-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |