The United States in a Warming World

The Political Economy of Government, Business, and Public Responses to Climate Change

AvThomas L. Brewer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Addressing the widespread desire to better understand how climate change issues are addressed in the United States, this book provides an unparalleled analysis of features of the US economic and political system that are essential to understanding its responses to climate change. The introductory chapter presents a firm historical context, with the remainder of the book offering balanced and factual discussions of government, business and public responses to issues of energy policies, congressional activity on climate change, and US government involvement in international conferences. Abundant statistical evidence illustrates key concepts and supports analytic themes such as market failures, free riders, and the benefits and costs of alternative courses of action among industry sectors and geographic areas within the US. Written for audiences both outside and within the US, this accessible book is essential reading for anyone interested in climate change, energy, sustainable development or related issues around the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-09-25
Mått:178 x 253 x 23 mm
Vikt:800 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:378
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107069213

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Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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Thomas L. Brewer is a Senior Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) in Geneva. He taught graduate and undergraduate students at Georgetown University for twenty-five years, and he has been a consultant to the World Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Professor Brewer maintains two websites: www.usclimatechange.com and www.TradeAndClimate.net.

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'Thomas Brewer is one of the world's leading experts on the political economy of international trade and related policies. Now, in this new book, he brings his calm, analytical and typically balanced approach to an important and timely issue, the political economy of global climate change policy in the United States. Professor Brewer's assessment merits a careful look by scholars and practitioners alike.' Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Introduction; Part I. Issues: 1. Questions, analytic framework, and context; Part II. Domestic Economics and Politics: 2. Business: part of the problem and part of the solution; 3. Public perceptions and preferences; 4. State and local governments – and the courts – in a federal system; Part III. National Government Policies: 5. Pricing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases; 6. Facilitating energy technology innovation and diffusion; 7. Strengthening international cooperation; Part IV. The Future: 8. Options for the future: realities, visions and pathways; References; Index.