ABSTRACT
As natural resources have become scarcer, issues of environmental policy have become more vital and subject to debate in global as well as local arenas. Through the use of case studies especially developed for this book, the authors analyze the wide range of institutional contexts in which natural resource and environmental policy issues arise and the processes by which they are resolved. The first chapter provides a theoretical framework of key resource and environmental economics concepts-an overview that gradually broadens as the student is exposed to alternative methods of analysis, including market-oriented analysis, institutional analysis, and modeling. The case studies all begin with discussions of the pertinent biological, physical, social, and institutional issues before economic analysis is applied and policy conclusions are drawn. Suggested readings and study questions follow each chapter. This book is designed for use in upper-level college courses in natural resource and environmental economics and graduate courses in resource management. It can be used either as a primary text in conjunction with theoretical readings or as a supplemental source of case study readings. The cases will also be valuable for natural resource, environmental, and community development economists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter One|18 pages
The Role of Economics in Natural Resource and Environmental Policy Analysis
part One|92 pages
Political Institutions and Economic Outcomes
chapter Chapter Two|22 pages
Institutions, Incentives, and Agricultural Land Policy
part Two|88 pages
Economic Efficiency in Policy Analysis
chapter Chapter Eight|19 pages
Economic Rationale in the Development of Fisheries Management
chapter Chapter Nine|21 pages
Dividing the Waters
part Three|73 pages
Policy Analysis Using Mathematical Models