Environmental and Natural Resources Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society

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M.E. Sharpe, 1998 - 327 pages
Integrating aspects of philosophy, political science, and some environmental science, this text provides a multidisciplinary approach to environmental economics and natural resources policy. Included is a chapter on value systems and the role of ethics.

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Contents

Introduction to Environmental
3
Overview
13
Collectively Produced andor Consumed Goods
38
Adding Up Individual Firms Supply Curves to
50
Allocating Recyclable Resources
66
Marine Fisheries Management
72
Factors Affecting Future
82
17
87
The Political Economy of Environmental Regulation
126
Economic Instruments
165
Uncertainty Irreversibility
186
Introduction to the Sustainability Perspective
207
Recognizing Interdependencies and Thinking Long Term
214
Sustainable Economic Development
249
Issues in Sustainable Production and Consumption
270
Issues in the Economics of Sustainable Local Communities
285

The Theory behind the Tragedy of the Commons
89
Measurement and Analysis
95
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100
24
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23
124
Glossary
307
Index
323
About the Author 329
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