an introduction Field, Barry C. creator Field, Martha K. text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y McGraw-Hill/Irwin c2002 2002 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xviii, 510 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Sect. 1. Introduction -- 1. What Is Environmental Economics? -- 2. The Economy and the Environment -- Sect. 2. Analytical Tools -- 3. Benefits and Costs, Supply and Demand -- 4. Economic Efficiency and Markets -- 5. The Economics of Environmental Quality -- Sect. 3. Environmental Analysis -- 6. Frameworks of Analysis -- 7. Benefit-Cost Analysis: Benefits -- 8. Benefit-Cost Analysis: Costs -- Sect. 4. Environmental Policy Analysis -- 9. Criteria for Evaluating Environmental Policies -- 10. Decentralized Policies: Liability Laws, Property Rights, Voluntary Action -- 11. Command-and-Control Strategies: The Case of Standards -- 12. Incentive-Based Strategies: Emission Charges and Subsidies -- 13. Incentive-Based Strategies: Transferable Discharge Permits -- Sect. 5. Environmental Policy in the United States -- 14. Federal Water Pollution-Control Policy -- 15. Federal Air Pollution-Control Policy -- 16. Federal Policy on Toxic and Hazardous Substances -- 17. State and Local Environmental Issues -- Sect. 6. International Environmental Issues -- 18. Environmental Issues in Other Industrialized Countries -- 19. Economic Development and the Environment -- 20. The Global Environment -- 21. International Environmental Agreements. Barry C. Field, Martha K. Field. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Environmental economics Economic development Environmental aspects Economics Environment HC79.E5 F47 2002 333.7 0072429216 (alk. paper) 2001030662 DLC 010313 20170105095814.0 3078764