Environmental Conflict: In Search of Common GroundState University of New York Press, 2012 M02 1 - 186 pages This straightforward translation of environmental economics discusses issues and concerns that have long-lasting and often substantial effects. The authors bridge the gap between the natural and social sciences by examining how economic decisions interact with the environment. In addition, they explain why economics plays an important role in clarifying environmental issues and formulating solutions. Environmental Conflict analyzes policy choices and provides a basic methodology for understanding a broad range of environmental topics. These include the tragedy of the commons, the importance of incentives and markets, the role of government, property rights, benefit-cost analysis, natural resource use, pollution control, economic growth, international trade, global warming, and biodiversity loss. |
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... society gone mad. But instead it's Holland—birthplace to Rembrandt, van Gogh, and Vermeer— circa 1998. Can we blame such events on the legalization of marijuana in Holland? Hardly. With the best of intentions, the Dutch government began ...
... society gone mad. But instead it's Holland—birthplace to Rembrandt, van Gogh, and Vermeer— circa 1998. Can we blame such events on the legalization of marijuana in Holland? Hardly. With the best of intentions, the Dutch government began ...
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... society faces are substantial and are of growing concern to Americans and people around the globe. Consider a brief litany of some pressing environmental concerns offered by well-known environmentalist E. O. Wilson: approaching limits ...
... society faces are substantial and are of growing concern to Americans and people around the globe. Consider a brief litany of some pressing environmental concerns offered by well-known environmentalist E. O. Wilson: approaching limits ...
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... Society should construct a dam if the benefits are greater than the costs,” an economist might reason. Society makes the ultimate decision through elected government officials about how to use resources and may follow either the moral ...
... Society should construct a dam if the benefits are greater than the costs,” an economist might reason. Society makes the ultimate decision through elected government officials about how to use resources and may follow either the moral ...
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... society should follow when making choices. We analyze human behavior when confronted with choice, and how humans respond to change. We show how economics can be used to help solve environmental problems, although we also note ...
... society should follow when making choices. We analyze human behavior when confronted with choice, and how humans respond to change. We show how economics can be used to help solve environmental problems, although we also note ...
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... society why the insect is more important than a golf course. Lawyers can sue for damages from an oil spill, but they can't stop countless automobiles from spewing noxious fumes. And politicians pass new laws that, even when well-meaning ...
... society why the insect is more important than a golf course. Lawyers can sue for damages from an oil spill, but they can't stop countless automobiles from spewing noxious fumes. And politicians pass new laws that, even when well-meaning ...
Contents
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How Economists Think | 15 |
Why Do We Spoil the Environment? | 35 |
Weighing the Value of Environmental Goods | 53 |
Preserving Our Natural Resources | 67 |
Biodiversity Loss | 83 |
Solving Pollution Problems | 95 |
Acid Rain Ozone Depletion and Global Warming | 119 |
The Environment and Economic Growth | 131 |
Im Beginning to See the Light | 143 |
Notes | 153 |
Bibliography and Selected Readings | 161 |
Index | 169 |
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Environmental Conflict: In Search of Common Ground Jeffrey J. Pompe,James R. Rinehart Limited preview - 2002 |
Environmental Conflict: In Search of Common Ground Jeffrey J. Pompe,James R. Rinehart Limited preview - 2002 |
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