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Markets and the Environment (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)

Markets and the Environment (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)
By Nathaniel O. Keohane, Sheila M. Olmstead

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Markets and the Environment is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a wide range of environmental issues and policy approaches. It offers a clear overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics that will enable students and professionals to quickly grasp important concepts and to apply those concepts to real-world environmental problems. In addition, the book integrates normative, policy, and institutional issues at a principles level. Chapters examine
  • the benefits and costs of environmental protection
  • markets and market failure
  • natural resources as capital assets
  • sustainability and economic development
Markets and the Environment is the second volume in the Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series, edited by James Gustave Speth. The series presents concise guides to essential subjects in the environmental curriculum, incorporating a problem-based approach to teaching and learning. Sheila M. Olmstead is assistant professor of environmental economics at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Nathaniel Keohane is assistant professor of economics at the Yale School of Management.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #524568 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-06-18
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 288 pages

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"The niche for this work lies in its emphasis on market intervention in the environment, and Keohane and Olmstead (both Yale) provide an excellent argument for why an economist deserves a seat at the environmental policy table ... Summing Up: Recommended." (B.J. Peterson CHOICE )

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Required for class, but very helpful4
Though the class for this book was required, it really helped to supplement the class. It explains clearly how economics works.

Great!4
The book is very well written and timely. Entertaining and understandable for economists and non-economists who are interested in natural resource management. Examples are current and relevant to our world today. It does skim over some important concepts that non-economists might miss without previous knowledge on the subject.