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Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have
been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to
African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an
international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal
goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite
so simple. The authors of this book have looked at the overall
statistics, including those for countries where the elephant
population is stable. They have considered the multiplicity of
economic and social functions fulfilled by ensuring that elephant
herds survive, tourism, a variety of ecological purpose. and,
finally, as a source of ivory. They show how the careful management
of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests. This
book is at the cutting edge of economic thinking and provides a
model for the consideration of the difficult relationship between
people and wildlife. Originally published in 19990
The Causes of Tropical Deforestation (1994) is an analysis of the
problem of deforestation, using statistical technique – a form of
‘environ-metrics’ – to discover the true causes of an issue
whose basis is hotly debated, and attributed to causes as varied as
poverty, external debt, multinational logging companies, government
corruption, the IMF, population growth, and non-sustainable
agriculture.
Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have
been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to
African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an
international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal
goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite
so simple. The authors of this book have looked at the overall
statistics, including those for countries where the elephant
population is stable. They have considered the multiplicity of
economic and social functions fulfilled by ensuring that elephant
herds survive, tourism, a variety of ecological purpose. and,
finally, as a source of ivory. They show how the careful management
of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests. This
book is at the cutting edge of economic thinking and provides a
model for the consideration of the difficult relationship between
people and wildlife. Originally published in 19990
This is the second in a pair of economic texts commissioned by the
OECD in the field of environmental economics The Pearce Report,
"Blueprint for a Green Economy", put the role which monetary
evaluation of environmental costs and benefits can play firmly into
the public eye. This book goes further and looks at six countries
where such evaluation techniques are applied and at the obstacles
to their further use The case studies, written by leading experts
in each nation, show how these methods are being taken up in the
UK, Norway and Italy and the ways in which they are already
extensively in use in the USA, Germany and the Netherlands. The
authors also describe the obstacles to their use - the lack of
knowledge of environmental economics at government level, the
competition from other government priorities; the failure of
environmental groups to grasp the importance of financial
evaluation to their cause But, as this book makes clear,
significant advances are being made, both in the implementation of
these economic techniques and, above all, in striking and yet
further developments in economic thinking David Pearce is a
co-author of "Blueprint for a Green Economy
This volume brings together leading economists in the UK to address
the issue of the sustainable use of the natural environment. The
result is a set of original essays which reappraise the 'no growth'
debate, investigate the new environmental ethic being built on the
concept of sustainable development, look at the way in which
projects with major environmental consequences should be evaluated,
and ask how future generations are to be represented in economic
evaluation.
This volume brings together leading economists in the UK to address
the issue of the sustainable use of the natural environment. The
result is a set of original essays which reappraise the 'no growth'
debate, investigate the new environmental ethic being built on the
concept of sustainable development, look at the way in which
projects with major environmental consequences should be evaluated,
and ask how future generations are to be represented in economic
evaluation.
The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics is an up-to-date,
authoritative reference designed primarily for students of business
and other social sciences and ideal for anyone who wants a brief
explanation of an economic concept or institution.In this fourth
edition one entry in ten has been revised and one entry in twenty
is new. Whereas the third edition increased the coverage of
American institutions, this edition breaks new ground by including
entries considered important from an Eastern European perspective.
It also supplies comparative statistics on major economic variables
for selected countries, describes the origins of widely used
acronyms, and includes bibliographic references at the end of
featured entries.The dictionary answers in a clear and concise way
the enduring questions, which economists have considered for two
centuries or more, as well as the issues of the moment, such as
economic change in Europe, the problems of pollution, or the
prospects for greater freedom of trade. With close to 2,800 entries
it is comprehensive in its coverage of theory, national and
international institutions, schools of thought, and important
economists, including recent Nobel Prize winners.The dictionary was
compiled initially by an experienced team of economists at Aberdeen
University in the United Kingdom, and new authors have been
recruited to provide international expertise, reflecting changes in
the structure of the international economy. David W. Pearce,
general editor, is Professor of Political Economy at University
College, London.This fourth edition was prepared by John Cairns,
Robert Elliott, Ian McAvinchey, and Robert Shaw, all of the
Economics Department, University of Aberdeen.
Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment brings together
the approaches of natural resource economics and environmental
economics to provide a comprhensive overview of the economics of
national international and global environmental problems. A
unifying theme throuhhout the book is the concept of "sustainable
development" defined as "maximizing the net benefits of economic
development while maintaining the services and quality of natural
resources over time." The authors emphasize the continuing
importance of a mainstream approach. They stress "economic
efficiency-getting the most welfare out of a given endowment of
resources." And they address the larger moral issues as well.
Chapter topics include the historical development of environmental
economics, environmental ethics, and pollution control policy in
"free" mixed market and centrally planned economies. Other current
issues seen from an economic perspective include destruction of the
ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, policy weapons in the fight
against pollution, and the special problems of the third world.
Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment offers a
thorough review and synthesis of the major work of the field's
senior scholars. It will be of value not only to students of
natural resource economics, environmental economics, geography, and
environmental sciences but also to all with an interest in economic
appraoches to environmental issues.
"Environmental Economics" provides a comprehensive introduction to
the dynamic relationship between economics and environmental
policy. The authors offer a broad overview of important issues,
including the changing role of economics during a time of
increasing environmental concern, the impact of markets and
governmental policy, environmental protection through economic
mechanisms, and a practical look at how environmental economics are
played out in commercial and scientific arenas.
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