Title:
Sustainable development : economics and policy
Author:
Rao, P. K.
ISBN:
9780631209935
9780631209942
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Physical Description:
xviii, 393 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Ch. 1. A Brief History -- Ch. 2. Resources and the Environment -- Ch. 3. Sustainable Development: Interpretations -- Ch. 4. Valuing Resources and the Future -- Ch. 5. Managing the Global Commons -- Ch. 6. Environmental Accounting -- Ch. 7. Poverty and the Environment -- Ch. 8. Trade, Debt, and the Environment -- Ch. 9. Governance and the Private Sector -- Ch. 10. International Institutions -- Ch. 11. Policy Framework.
Abstract:
"Sustainable Development: Economics and Policy applies an interdisciplinary perspective to the latest developments in economic analysis and to policies affecting the global environment and economic development. Serious students of economics, growth theory, environmental science, and political science - as well as governmental and institutional policymakers - will find this the most comprehensive review of the literature and up-to-date text in the field. Extensive pedagogy is included to facilitate classroom use."--BOOK JACKET.