Markets and the Environment (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)

By Sheila M. Olmstead, Nathaniel O. Keohane, Dr. Sheila M. Olmstead

Book Overview

A clear grasp of economics is essential to understanding why environmental problems arise and how we can address them. So it is with good reason that Markets and the Environment has become a classic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597260479
• ISBN13: 9781597260473
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

why markets fail?

Good to have basic understanding on why markets fail. Looks at the externalization of environment into markets and what to do to internalize the markets and take costs into consideration while formulating environmental policies.

Required for class, but very helpful

Though the class for this book was required, it really helped to supplement the class. It explains clearly how economics works.

Great!

The book is very well written and timely. Entertaining and understandable for economists and non-economists who are interested in natural resource management. Examples are current and relevant to our world today. It does skim over some important concepts that non-economists might miss without previous knowledge on the subject.