The economics of the Yasuní initiative: climate change as if thermodynamics mattered
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Main Author: Vogel, Joseph Henry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Anthem Press 2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes filmography
Thermodynamics: the language chosen defines the debate -- The tragedy of the commons: a class of problems that has no technical solution -- The willful ignorance of realpolitik: market failure or cost-shifting success? -- The general theory of second best: a rigorous justification for an intuitively just proposal -- Through the bottleneck of a cowboy economy: financing shovel-ready projects -- Conclusions: reason for hope and despair
Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 117 pages)
ISBN:1843318636
1843318741
1843318784
9781843318637
9781843318743
9781843318781

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