What Environmentalists Need to Know about Economics

What Environmentalists Need to Know about Economics
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Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Total Pages : 244
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Book Synopsis What Environmentalists Need to Know about Economics by : Jason Scorse

Download or read book What Environmentalists Need to Know about Economics written by Jason Scorse and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Environmentalists need to understand how markets work (just as it would sure help if economists had some idea how biological systems functioned). This book introduces many of the themes that environmental economists work with, some of which will need to come into play if we're going to deal with catastrophes like climate change."--Bill McKibben, author Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Economics continues to be one of the most powerful, yet misunderstood tools for environmental management and conservation.-


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