Environmental Economics

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Field - Environmental Economics: An Introduction, 4/e(0073137510)
Contents in Brief
Introduction
What is Environmental Economics?
The Economy and the Environment
Analytical Tools
Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand
Economic Efficiency and Markets
The Economics of Environmental Quality
Environmental Analysis
Frameworks of Analysis
Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits
Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs
Environmental Policy Analysis
Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies
Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary Action
Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of Standards
Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and Subsidies
Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits
Environmental Policy in the United States
Federal Water Pollution - Control Policy
Federal Air Pollution - Control Policy
Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances
State and Local Environmental Issues
International Environmental Issues
Comparative Environmental Policies
Economic Development and the Environment
The Global Environment
International Environmental Agreements
Appendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Book
Name Index
Subject Index
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