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Economics of Environmental Quality

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ISBN-10: 0393952703

ISBN-13: 9780393952704

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Edwin S. Mills, Philip E. Graves

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An introduction to the economics of the environment, it provides a coherent chain of theoretical and empirical reasoning on environmental problems and measures to control them and reduce their severity. It equips the reader with the basic tools needed to assess the economic damage caused by materials discharged to air, water, and other environmental media.The all-new Chapter 2 in this edition makes the text more accessible by applying the basic elements of microeconomics analysis to environmental issues: supply and demand for ordinary and environmental goods, emphasizing both similarities and differences; also market failure, public goods, property rights, the "free rider" problem, and…    
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Book details

Edition: 2nd
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/1986
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 5.80" wide x 8.50" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Preface
Basic Theoretical Analysis
Resources, Production, Consumption, and Pollution
Economics and Environmental Quality: the Basics
The Microeconomic Theory of Discharges and Environmental Quality
Welfare Economics and Environmental Policy
Discharges and Environmental Quality in the United States
Air Quality
Water Quality
Land Quality and Other Environmental Quality Dimensions
A Historical Sketch of Environmental Policy in the United States
A Critical Evaluation of Environmental Policy in the United States
Restructuring Environmental Programs
Environmental Problems and Policies Abroad
The Global Environment
The Future of Environmental Economics: Epilog
Index