Environmental economics can be controversial, but it is also central to some key policy issues facing governments and society today, including industrial pollution, global warming, and waste/recycling. Stephen Smith looks at how economic activity affects the environment in which we live, and how environmental policies can most effectively be used.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- 1: The economy and the environment
- 2: The economic theory of efficient pollution control
- 3: Environmental policy: instrument choice
- 4: Economic information and values in environmental policy decisions
- 5: The economics of climate change
- Further Reading
- References
- Index
