Blueprint: v. 2: Greening the World Economy

Paperback

Main Details

Title Blueprint: v. 2: Greening the World Economy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Pearce
By (author) etc.
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreEnvironmentalist, conservationist and green organizations
ISBN/Barcode 9781853830761
ClassificationsDewey:363.70560941
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 January 1991
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Following 'Blueprint for a Green Economy' (the Pearce Report), David Pearce and his team have turned their attention to global environmental threats. If it makes sense to apply economic analysis to national environmental problems, then it makes even more sense to apply it to world-wide dangers. The authors start by describing the reasons for using economic approaches to common resources like climate, ozone and biodiversity. They then take a detailed look at the economic ways of tackling the issues involved in global warming, ozone layer depletion, environmental degradation in the Third World, population, rain forests, aid, equity, international environmental co-operation and what might amount to green foreign policies. They show not only how to take all these things into account in economic theory, but also the economic price of failing to do so. Blueprint 2 is an agenda for international and governmental economic action.

Author Biography

David Pearce is co-author of Blueprint for a Green Economy and Sustainable Development.

Reviews

"admirably clear-headed in an area where muddle is often king ...an excellent introduction to the most pressing environmental issues" -- Financial Times