Production, growth, and the environment : an economic approach

Written in a way that facilitates understanding of sometimes difficult concepts and laws, this book discusses the demographic transition and the escape from the Malthusian trap. It also covers the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis that examines the relation between polluting outputs and economi...

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Main Author Weber, William L. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, [2014]
Subjects
Environmental economics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482243062
9781482243055
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xv, 357 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Review of Microeconomic Tools; 3. Indicators of Environmental and Economic Well-Being; 4. Economic Growth and the Environment; 5. Joint Production of Desirable and Undesirable Outputs; 6. Estimating Environmental Performance; 7. Public Goods and Bads; 8. Externalities and Common Property Resources; 9. Valuing Environmental Resources; 10. Endangered Species; 11. Interest Rates, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Nonrenewable Resources; 12. Renewable Resources; 13. Transaction Costs and Institutional Choice14. Retrospect and Future Prospects; Answers to Selected End of Chapter Questions; Bibliography.

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