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Book 2010

What Environmentalists Need to Know about Economics

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Published
2010
  • Environmental economics
  • NATURE
  • Natural Resources
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • Green Business
  • Umweltökonomie
  • Umweltschutz
  • Ökologische Bewegung

Provides a conceptual set of tools for how to approach environmental issues in a rigorous and thoughtful manner, based on an analysis of incentives, property rights, market failure, supply and demand constraints, and insights from behavioral economics. Easy-to-read and filled with real-world examples of the most complex environmental challenges, this book demonstrates that sound economic analysis and reasoning can be one of the environmental community's strongest allies.