Economics of Nature and the Nature of Economics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

This book discusses important recent developments in the theory, concepts and empirical applications of ecological economics and sustainable development. The editors have assembled a fascinating collection of papers from some of the leading scholars in the field of ecological economics.Topics covered include:the contribution of classical economics to ecological economicsalternatives to the growth paradigm and Gross Domestic Productvaluation in ecological economics and indicators of natural resource scarcitycase studies of sustainable developmentcritical reviews of the environmental Kuznets curvegreen national accounting.This will be an invaluable text for scholars, policy analysts and students interested in sustainable development and ecological, environmental and resource economics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-06-27
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Ecological Economics series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781858989808

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Miljöekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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Edited by Cutler J. Cleveland, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University, US, David I. Stern, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Australia and Robert Costanza, Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, UK

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Innehållsförteckning

Contents: Introduction: The Changing Nature of Economics – Towards an Ecological Economics Part I: The Nature of Economics: Historical Perspectives for Ecological and Social Economic 1. Early Links between Sciences of Nature and Economics 2. Theories and Methods in Ecological Economics: A Tentative Classification 3. The Improvisation of Discordant Knowledges 4. Searching for Sustainability: The Poverty of Spontaneous Order 5. The Challenges of Valuation: Ecological Economics between Matter and Meaning Part II: The Economics of Nature 6. The Need for a New Growth Paradigm 7. Implementing Sustainable Development: A Practical Framework 8. The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Review 9. Alternatives to Gross Domestic Product: A Critical Survey 10. Natural Resource Scarcity Indicators: An Ecological Economic Synthesis 11. Green National Accounting: Goals and Methods Index