Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs
Property Rights for the Common Good
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 25. November 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-84064-328-2 (ISBN)
Description
The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates. Using property rights the book examines the causes and possible solutions to environmental and resource degradation. Written in a non-technical, reader-friendly style the book also offers:
numerous examples and case studies
an up-to-date list of world wide web sites relevant to the subject
a detailed glossary of environmental and economic terms
a guide to the literature at the end of every chapter
Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying environmental and natural resource management, environmental studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics, agricultural economics and geography.
numerous examples and case studies
an up-to-date list of world wide web sites relevant to the subject
a detailed glossary of environmental and economic terms
a guide to the literature at the end of every chapter
Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying environmental and natural resource management, environmental studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics, agricultural economics and geography.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84064-328-2 (9781840643282)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rose Anne Devlin, University of Ottawa, Canada and R. Quentin Grafton, Professor of Economics, Crawford School, Australian National University
Content
Contents: Preface 1. Environmental Wrongs 2. Externalities and the Environment 3. Property Rights for Pollution 4. Property Rights for Natural Resources 5. Controlling Environmental Degradation without Property Rights 6. Property Rights for the Common Good References Index