Environmental economics for tree huggers and other skeptics - Jaeger, William K., (William Kenneth) (Island Press, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Economic Analysis in Brief -- Tradeoffs, Efficiency & Demand -- Production, Profits & Supply -- Today versus Tomorrow -- Market Failures -- Sustainability: Stocks and Flows -- Economic Growth & Development -- International Trade -- Institutions & Policy Approaches -- Rules of the Game -- Pollution Policies -- Land and Forest Policies -- The Fishery Predicament -- Policy Failures -- Measuring Values, Informing Choices -- Valuing the Environment -- Project & Policy Evaluation -- Economics and Morality -- Closing Arguments
Annotation Economic arguments carry a great deal of weight, and putting them to work for environmental causes can be a deciding factor, especially in policy debates. This book carefully explains the tools of economic analysis and shows how they can be used to help reveal the root causes of and potential solutions for environmental and natural resource problems