Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries

Environmental Economics and Policy Making in Developing Countries

Author: Ronaldo Seroa da Motta

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13:

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First published in the Planning and Public Policy journal of the Research Institute for Applied Economics (IPEA) in Rio de Janeiro, this collection of papers was written by economists in Brazil, the US, the UK, and The Netherlands. Individual topics include the use of the environmental Kuznets curve in linking environment, growth, and welfare issues; the relationship between international trade and environmental policy and the use of perverse subsidies; a risk analysis perspective of the statistical value of lives in setting environmental costs to determine health benefits; deforestation in Brazil; and climate change effects on agriculture. c. Book News Inc.


Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability

Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability

Author: Ramón López

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2006-06-29

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 0191538221

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Economic growth as we know it today cannot persist indefinitely if it entails continuous degradation of natural resources and the environment. While in a few countries around the world it appears that environmental degradation has been the result of rapid economic growth, in the vast majority of the developing countries the environment has been equally spoiled despite slow or even negative economic growth. This book provides new insights on the common roots of economic stagnation, poverty and environmental degradation which, unfortunately, generally reside in misguided government policies and priorities. By doing this, the volume seeks to provide a broader policy option framework than those found in conventional policy analyses, mainly dominated by the "Washington Consensus". It shows that a major omission of the conventional view is that governments tend to allocate government expenditures in a biased way favouring subsidies to the economic elites to the detriment of investments in public goods, including human capital, R&D, as well as the development of institutions (environmental and otherwise), which are vital for long run growth, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.


Economic Policies for Sustainable Development

Economic Policies for Sustainable Development

Author: Thomas Sterner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9401108323

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This book focuses on describing policy instruments in different countries. Its purpose is not only descriptive but also, to some extent, advocatory. We believe that economic instruments can make an important contribution to an environmentally less disruptive path of development. The design of economic instruments is however a fine art and depends among other things on their political acceptability and this acceptability is of course influenced by experience. It is therefore important to provide information on the use of policy instruments in other countries. Policies are currently developing quite fast and thus a book such as this one can inevitably not capture more than a "snapshot" view at a single moment of time. We would hope that the book encourages more experimentation with economic instruments and that countries will make a fuller use of the whole arsenal of economic policy instruments. If the book does succeed in this sense then it will soon become dated as policies change -but that would be a price well worth paying! The book combines a dozen country monographs together with a few international surveys on particular topics (gasoline pricing, vehicle regulations, acid rain, deforestation and global warming). These papers are intended to illustrate the diversity of policy options available. The actual policies adopted depend on economic as well as ecological conditions. The country studies cover two "Western" countries and then concentrate on formerly planned and developing countries. They show that economic instruments are still generally thought of as new and innovative.


Sustainable Options

Sustainable Options

Author: J. N. Blignaut

Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9781919713434

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Analyses of environmental economics and case studies that illustrate the importance of environmental management provide an expert perspective on the integration of economic theories and environmental challenges in this treatise on implementing policies that support sustainable development.


Environmental Economics in Developing Countries

Environmental Economics in Developing Countries

Author: Achiransu Acharyya

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-11-21

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 100078925X

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The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of socio-economic systems globally and exposed the risks that natural capital degradation imposes on human health, economy, and society. This book studies the environmental challenges faced by developing economies in a post-COVID-19 world. Exploring diverse case studies from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the volume discusses the impact that economic development and, recently, COVID-19 has had on the environment, ecology, and economy of these regions. It analyses nature conservation policies aimed at minimizing ecological damage arising from economic development and discusses the policy objectives of sustainable development. It also highlights the significant role that environmental economics networks have played in capacity building, framing of policies using ecological economics tools, and developing a local leadership trained in addressing local sustainability issues. An important contribution to the study of environmental economics of the Global South, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of economics, environment, development studies, development economics, environmental policies, and South Asia studies. It will also be useful for policymakers and NGOs working in this field.


Environmental Economics

Environmental Economics

Author: Clement Allan Tisdell

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781852786397

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A title in The New Horizons in Environmental Economics series, this is a guide to appropriate policies for environmental management and sustainable development. The topics covered include project evaluation and policies to control environmental spillovers, pollution contol policies, recent policy proposals for caring for the Earth and project appraisal and sustainability.