Economic Theory and Exhaustible Resources

Economic Theory and Exhaustible Resources

Author: P. S. Dasgupta

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9780521297615

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A book on the economics of exhaustible resources requires no justification. A long book does. The purist will find disquieting our two-asset, constant population model with which we analyse growth possibilities in an economy with exhaustible resources.


WELFARE ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – Volume I

WELFARE ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – Volume I

Author: Yew-Kwang Ng

Publisher: EOLSS Publications

Published: 2009-11-17

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 1848260091

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Welfare Economics and Sustainable Development theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Development and Economic Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This theme introduces welfare economics and sustainable development in four topics dealing with four important issues to be considered in implementing sustainable development. These are: the use of ethics and discounting and economic growth models in balancing the interests of future generations against those of the present; the advantages and limitations of national accounting methodologies as means of evaluating sustainability; the international dimensions of sustainable development arising out of environmental and economic linkages among nations; and the nature of institutions required to promote sustainable development. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.


Justifying, Characterizing and Indicating Sustainability

Justifying, Characterizing and Indicating Sustainability

Author: Geir B. Asheim

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-11-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1402062001

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This volume brings together 18 articles published during the last 20 years, devoted to understanding the concept of sustainable development. The volume analyzes sustainability from three different perspectives and addresses sustainable development from prescriptive, descriptive and operational points of view. Each part begins with an article which functions as a survey. An up- to-date introduction serves to tie the three parts of the volume together.


Valuing the Future

Valuing the Future

Author: G. M. Heal

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780231113076

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Heal presents a coherent framework for understanding the Earth's future from an economic perspective and offers a dynamic new blueprint for comprehending sustainability.


Resource Economics

Resource Economics

Author: Jon M. Conrad

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-06-14

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0521697670

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A text for students with a background in calculus and intermediate microeconomics and a familiarity with the spreadsheet software Excel.


The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

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Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-18

Total Pages: 7493

ISBN-13: 1349588024

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The award-winning The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition is now available as a dynamic online resource. Consisting of over 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners, this is the definitive scholarly reference work for a new generation of economists. Regularly updated! This product is a subscription based product.


Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment

Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment

Author: Partha Dasgupta

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001-11-15

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0199247889

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Dasgupta develops methods of valuation and evaluation with the aim of measuring, and searching to improve, the quality of our lives. He focuses on the ways in which our quality of life is now known to be tied to the natural environment.