Environmental Economics or The Genesis of Industrial America 1870 1920

Environmental Economics: An Elementary Introduction

Author: R Kerry Turner

The subject of environmental economics has become an important focus of debate around the world, with experts as well as ordinary citizens concluding that the environment and the economy can no longer be viewed as separate entities. As a result, contemporary environmental issues are increasingly seen from the point of view of their economics effects and their consequences for human well-being now and in the future.

Environmental Economics provides a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic relationship between economics and environmental policy. The authors offer a broad overview of important issues, including the changing role of economics during a time of increasing environmental concern, the impact of markets and government policy, environmental protection through economic mechanisms, and a practical look at how environmental economics are played out in commercial and scientific arenas.

Written to be helpful to students and general readers alike, this major new text explains economic concepts and environmental issues without relying on formal mathematics or complex models. With case studies, extended examples, and key terms highlighted and fully explained in the text, it will be particularly useful to students in environmental science, ecology, agriculture, geography, urban planning, surveying, politics, economics, business, and accounting.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Economics and the environment	13
1	The big economy	15
2	Environment and ethics	28
3	Economic growth, population growth and the environment	41
4	Sustainable development	54
Pt. II	The causes of environmental degradation	63
5	How markets work and why they fail	65
6	How governments fail the environment	79
Pt. III	Decision-making and the environment	91
7	Cost-benefit thinking	93
8	Valuing concern for nature	108
9	Coping with uncertainty	129
Pt. IV	The economic control of the environment	141
10	Using the market to protect the environment	143
11	Charging for the use of the environment	157
12	Green taxes	166
13	Trading environmental permits	181
14	Setting environmental standards	190
Pt. V	Natural resources	203
15	Renewable resources	205
16	Non-renewable resources	221
Pt. VI	Environmental economics in action	237
17	Business and the environment	239
18	Managing waste	252
19	Climate change	267
20	Economics and the ozone layer	281
21	Conserving biological diversity	290
22	International environmental policy: acid rain	299
23	Environment in the developing world	307
	Index	319

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The Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920

Author: Maury Klein

This book offers a bold new interpretation of American business history during the formative years 1870-1920, which mark the dawn of modern big business. It focuses on four major revolutions that ushered in this new era: those in power, transportation, communication, and organization. Using the metaphor of America as an economic hothouse uniquely suited to rapid economic growth during these years, it analyzes the interplay of key factors such as entrepreneurial talent, technology, land, natural resources, law, mass markets, and the rise of cities. It also delineates the process that laid the foundation for the modern era, in which virtually every human activity became a business, and, in most cases, a big business. The book also profiles numerous major entrepreneurs whose careers and activities illustrate broader trends and themes. It utilizes a wide variety of sources, including novels from the period, to produce a lively narrative.