The Economics of the Environment

Edition:

4th

Date of publication:

January 2025

ISBN:

978-1-939402-98-1

Price:

$44.50

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The Economics of the Environment, 4th edition, is a lively, thought-provoking supplement designed for courses in environmental or resource economics. The articles in The Economics of the Environment provide real-world applications of economic theory to the environmental problems of today.

This thoroughly revised edition tackles the issues of environmental destruction and resource depletion that mainstream economics—and mainstream texts—fail to address adequately. The articles in this book illustrate the importance of economics, and especially of alternatives to mainstream neoclassical environmental economics, for understanding these critical issues—while never letting students forget that the future of the planet and the very survival of our species are at stake.

The Economics of the Environment’s distinguished list of contributors includes Frank Ackerman, James K. Boyce, Robin Broad, John Miller, Arthur MacEwan, Robert Pollin, Abhilasha Srivastava, and many others.

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