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The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and
Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues
related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction
for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various
related courses, including environmental economics, international
development, geography, politics and international relations.
FitzRoy and Papyrakis highlight how economists and policymakers
often misunderstand the science of climate change, underestimate
the growing threat to future civilization and survival and
exaggerate the costs of radical measures needed to stabilize the
climate. In contrast, they show how direct and indirect costs of
fossil fuels - particularly the huge health costs of local
pollution - actually exceed the investment needed for transition to
an almost zero carbon economy in two or three decades using
available technology.
There has been a lot of interest within the scientific and policy
communities in the 'resource curse'; that is, the tendency of
mineral rich economies to turn into development failures. Yet,
after more than 20 years of intensive research and action, 'the
curse' still lingers as a very real global problem, because of
volatile mineral prices, bad governance and conflict. This book
incorporates current original research on the resource curse (from
some of the most prominent contributors to this literature),
combined with a critical reflection on the current stock of
knowledge. It is a unique attempt to provide a more holistic and
interdisciplinary picture of the resource curse and its multi-scale
effects. This edited volume reflects the current academic diversity
that characterises the resource curse literature with a mix of
different methodological approaches (both quantitative and
qualitative analyses) and a diverse geographical focus (Latin
America, Sub-Saharan Africa, global). Taken together the studies
emphasize the complexities and conditionalities of the 'curse' -
its presence/intensity being largely context-specific, depending on
the type of resources, socio-political institutions and linkages
with the rest of the economy and society. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.
There has been a lot of interest within the scientific and policy
communities in the 'resource curse'; that is, the tendency of
mineral rich economies to turn into development failures. Yet,
after more than 20 years of intensive research and action, 'the
curse' still lingers as a very real global problem, because of
volatile mineral prices, bad governance and conflict. This book
incorporates current original research on the resource curse (from
some of the most prominent contributors to this literature),
combined with a critical reflection on the current stock of
knowledge. It is a unique attempt to provide a more holistic and
interdisciplinary picture of the resource curse and its multi-scale
effects. This edited volume reflects the current academic diversity
that characterises the resource curse literature with a mix of
different methodological approaches (both quantitative and
qualitative analyses) and a diverse geographical focus (Latin
America, Sub-Saharan Africa, global). Taken together the studies
emphasize the complexities and conditionalities of the 'curse' -
its presence/intensity being largely context-specific, depending on
the type of resources, socio-political institutions and linkages
with the rest of the economy and society. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies.
The 2nd edition of An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and
Policy explains the key scientific, economic and policy issues
related to climate change in a completely up-to-date introduction
for anyone interested, and students at all levels in various
related courses, including environmental economics, international
development, geography, politics and international relations.
FitzRoy and Papyrakis highlight how economists and policymakers
often misunderstand the science of climate change, underestimate
the growing threat to future civilization and survival and
exaggerate the costs of radical measures needed to stabilize the
climate. In contrast, they show how direct and indirect costs of
fossil fuels - particularly the huge health costs of local
pollution - actually exceed the investment needed for transition to
an almost zero carbon economy in two or three decades using
available technology.
The current coronavirus pandemic fundamentally reshapes existing
debates and processes in international development. The
unprecedented (and rapidly evolving) crisis is generating a number
of substantial challenges for developing economies. Governments in
low-income nations often find it extremely hard to cope with the
increased demand for health services, make prompt decisions and put
them into action, protect vulnerable segments of society and offer
immediate relief to affected economic sectors. This book provides a
series of reflective chapters that demonstrate how several areas of
international development have been severely affected by the
Covid-19 outbreak. It provides an in-depth critical discussion on
how the current pandemic influences several development outcomes
(in the domains of poverty/inequality, health, education,
migration, formal/informal employment, (de)globalisation, the
extractive sector, climate change, water and the global financial
system). Each chapter draws policy recommendations on relevant
interventions that can alleviate the identified negative
repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for the most
vulnerable communities in the Global South.
Increasing pressure from economic development and population growth
has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems around the world and
the loss of the essential services that they provide. Understanding
the linkages between ecosystem service provisioning and human
well-being is crucial for the establishment of effective
environmental and economic development policy. Presenting new
insights into the relationship between ecosystem services and
livelihoods in developing countries, this book takes up the
challenge of assessing these links to demonstrate their importance
in policy development. It pays special attention to innovative
management opportunities that improve local livelihoods and
alleviate poverty while enhancing ecosystem protection. Based on
eighteen studies in more than twenty developing countries, the
authors explore the role of biodiversity-, marine-, forest-, water-
and land-related ecosystem services, making this an invaluable
contribution to research on the role of ecosystems in supporting
the livelihoods of the poor around the world.
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