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Why Do We Recycle?
The earnest warnings of an impending "e;solid waste crisis"e; that permeated the 1980s provided the impetus for the widespread adoption of municipal recycling programs. …
Can We Afford the Future?
According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is …
Economics of Climate Change in China
China faces many modernization challenges, but perhaps none is more pressing than that posed by climate change. China must find a new economic growth model that is simultaneously …
Flawed Foundations of General Equilibrium Theory
This book, as the title suggests, explains how General equilibrium, the dominant conceptual framework in mainstream economics, describes a perfectly impossible world. Even with its …
Consumer Society
The developed countries, particularly the United States, consume a disproportionate share of the world's resources, yet high and rising levels of consumption do not necessarily …
Economics of Climate Change in China
China faces many modernization challenges, but perhaps none is more pressing than that posed by climate change. China must find a new economic growth model that is simultaneously …
Climate Economics
Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is …
Climate Protection and Development
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on bloomsburycollections.com.Writing about climate change often falls into one …
Poisoned for Pennies
"e;Cost-benefit analysis"e; is a term that is used so frequently we rarely stop to think about it. But relying on it can lead to some dubious conclusions, as Frank Ackerman …
Worst-Case Economics : Extreme Events in Climate and Finance
Worst-case scenarios are all too real, and all too common. The financial crisis of 2008 was not the first or the last to destroy jobs, homeownership and the savings of millions of …
Ensayos críticos sobre la teoría del equilibrio general
Los trabajos reunidos en este libro presentan una reflexión crítica sobre la teoría de equilibrio general, el máximo exponente de la teoría neoclásica.Esta teoría ha desempeñado el …
Human Well-Being and Economic Goals
What are the ends of economic activity? According to neoclassical theory, efficient interaction of the profit-maximizing "e;ideal producer"e; and the utility-maximizing …