Environmental and Social Issues in Economics

Environmental and Social Issues in Economics (collection)

Published: October 9, 2007, 2:31 pm

Topics:

Environmental Economics (main)

Global Development and Environment Institute

• Editor's note

1. Microeconomics and the environment, by Jonathan M. Harris and Anne-Marie Codur
   • The Two Paradigms of Economics and Ecology
   • Economic Analysis of the Environment
   • Cost-Benefit Analysis
   • Public Goods and Common Property Resources

   
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2. Macroeconomics and the environment, by Jonathan M. Harris and Anne-Marie Codur
   • The circular flow model and the biopshere
   • Redefining national income and wealth
   • Long-term Growth and Sustainable Development

   
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3. Environmental dimensions of macroeconomic measurement, by Neva R. Goodwin, Julie A. Nelson, and Jonathan M. Harris
   • Introduction
   • Accounting for the Environment
   • Physical Accounts
   • Natural Assets and the National Accounts
   • National Accounts and What Nature Produces
   • The Problem of Valuation
   • Making Changes: Satellite Accounts
   • Further Reading

   
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4. Economics of climate change, by Jonathan M. Harris and Anne-Marie Codur
   • Introduction
   • Economic analysis of Climate Change
   • Analyzing Long-Term Environmental Effects
   • Policy Responses to Climate Change
   • Further reading

   
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5. Policy responses to climate change, by Jonathan M. Harris and Anne-Marie Codur
   • Introduction
   • Policy Tools: Carbon Taxes
   • Policy Tools: Tradable Permits
   • The Economics of Tradable Carbon Permits
   • Policy Tools: Subsidies, Standards, R&D, and Technology Transfer
   • Further Reading

   
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6. Economics of fisheries, by Jonathan M. Harris and Anne-Marie Codur
   • Introduction
   • Policies for sustainable fisheries management
   • Demand-side issues: changing consumption patterns
   • Policies for ecological sustainability
   • Further Reading

   
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7. Trade and the environment, by Jonathan M. Harris
   • Environmental Impacts of Trade
     • Comparative Advantage and Environmental Externalities
     • Environmental Effects of Expanding Resource Exports
   • Trade and the environment: policy and practice
     • Product and Process Issues
     • Trade and Domestic Policy
   • Trade agreements and the environment
     • The World Trade Organization Approach
     • The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Approach
     • The European Union Approach
     • Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
   • Strategies for sustainable trade
     • “Greening” Global Environmental Organizations
     • Local, Regional, and Private Sector Policies
   • Further reading

   
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8. Social and environmental responsibility of corporations, by Brian Roach
   • Benefits of Large Corporations
   • Corporate Scandals
   • Social and Environmental Impacts of Large Corporations
   • Enron
   • Voluntary Efforts at Corporate Reform

Citation

Institute, G. (2007). Environmental and Social Issues in Economics (collection). Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Environmental_and_Social_Issues_in_Economics