World without end : economics, environment, and sustainable development

Author(s)

• Pearce, David W. (David William)
• Warford, Jeremy J.

Bibliographic Information

World without end : economics, environment, and sustainable development

David W. Pearce and Jeremy J. Warford

World Bank , Oxford University Press, 1993

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-425) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Bridging the gap between theory and application, this is a comprehensive survey of environmental economics. The volume looks at the causes of resource degradation, including policy and market failures and the special problems in planned economies, focusing on Eastern Europe and China. Other topics covered include: sustainable development; evaluating environmental damage and economic benefits; and population, resources, and the environment.

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Details

• NCID: BA1988935X
• ISBN:
  • 0195208811
• LCCN: 92039551
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.,New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 440 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 519.1
  • LCC : HD75.6
  • DC20 : 338.9
  • NDLC : DA73
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sustainable development
  • LCSH : Economic development -- Environmental aspects
  • LCSH : Environmental policy -- Economic aspects