Economics of the Environment Theory and Policy |
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Author:
| Siebert, Horst |
ISBN: | 978-3-540-22061-9 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
Publisher: | Springer
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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This book interprets nature and the environment as a scarce resource, offering a study of the allocation problem and outlining alternative policy approaches to the environmental problem. The author incorporates several economic approaches, including neoclassical analysis, the public goods approach and optimization theory. The sixth edition includes new sections on ethical aspects of environmental evaluation, pollution and endogenous growth, implementation of the Kyoto Protocol,...
More DescriptionThis book interprets nature and the environment as a scarce resource, offering a study of the allocation problem and outlining alternative policy approaches to the environmental problem. The author incorporates several economic approaches, including neoclassical analysis, the public goods approach and optimization theory. The sixth edition includes new sections on ethical aspects of environmental evaluation, pollution and endogenous growth, implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, international emission trading and biodiversity.