Handbook of Environmental Economics - 9780444500632

Handbook of Environmental EconomicsEnvironmental Degradation and Institutional Responses\nAuthor(s): Karl-Goran Maler, Jeffrey R. Vincent\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United States\nImprint: North-Holland\nISBN-13: 9780444500632, 978-0444500632\nSynopsis\nThe Handbook of Environmental Economics focuses on the economics of environmental externalities and environmental public goods. Volume I examines environmental degradation and policy responses from a microeconomic, institutional standpoint. Its perspective is dynamic, including a consideration of the dynamics of natural systems, and global, with attention paid to issues in both rich and poor nations. In addition to chapters on well-established topics such as the theory and practice of pollution regulation, it includes chapters on new areas of environmental economics research related to common property management regimes; population and poverty; mechanism design; political economy of regulation;.