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Economics of the Environment

Theory and Policy

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  1. Horst Siebert

    1. Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Problem

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      Pages 3-7

  3. Static Allocation Aspect

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. Production Theory and Transformation Space

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      Pages 29-43

    3. Optimal Environmental Use

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      Pages 45-59

    4. Environmental Quality as a Public Good

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      Pages 61-95

  4. Environmental-Policy Instruments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Incidence of an Emission Tax

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      Pages 107-122

    3. Policy Instruments

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      Pages 123-148

  5. Environmental Allocation in Space

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    3. Transfrontier Pollution

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      Pages 187-198

    4. Global Environmental Media

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      Pages 199-209

    5. Regional Aspects of Environmental Allocation

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      Pages 211-230

  6. Environmental Allocation in Time and under Uncertainty

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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About this book

"The labor of nature is paid, not because she does much, but because she does little. In proportion as she becomes niggardly in her gifts, she exacts a greater price for her work. Where she is munificently benefi­ cent, she always works gratis." David Ricardo * This book interprets nature and the environment as a scarce resource. Whereas in the past people lived in a paradise of environmental superabundance, at pre­ sent environmental goods and services are no longer in ample supply. The envi­ ronment fulfills many functions for the economy: it serves as a public-con­ sumption good, as a provider of natural resources, and as receptacle of waste. These different functions compete with each other. Releasing more pollutants into the environment reduces environmental quality, and a better environmen­ tal quality implies that the environment's use as a receptacle of waste has to be restrained. Consequently, environmental disruption and environmental use are by nature allocation problems. This is the basic message of this book.
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  • Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany

    Horst Siebert

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