The principles that underpin the economics of natural resources and the many associated issues and controversies that the topic generates are dizzying in their complexity. Now, to help advanced students and researchers make sense of an explosion of scholarship, Routledge announces The Economics of Natural Resources, a new title in its acclaimed Critical Concepts in Economics series. Edited by Barry C. Field and Gardner M. Brown, two leading scholars in the field, The Economics of Natural Resources is a ‘mini library’ that brings together in four volumes the foundational and the very best cutting-edge research.With a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, The Economics of Natural Resources is an essential collection and is certain to be recognized as a vital one-stop resource.

The principles that underpin the economics of natural resources and the many associated issues and controversies that the topic generates are dizzying in their complexity. Now, to help advanced students and researchers make sense of an explosion of scholarship, Routledge announces The Economics of Natural Resources, a new title in its acclaimed Critical Concepts in Economics series. Edited by Barry C. Field and Gardner M. Brown, two leading scholars in the field, The Economics of Natural Resources is a ‘mini library’ that brings together in four volumes the foundational and the very best cutting-edge research.With a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, The Economics of Natural Resources is an essential collection and is certain to be recognized as a vital one-stop resource.