ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1988, provides an overview of the diverse work that was being done in applied and theoretical environmental and resource economics. Some essays reflect upon the background of the work of John Krutilla, one of the founders of Resources for the Future and a leading scholar of environmental economics, and the development of the field to date. Other essays examine and convey findings on particular resource problems and theoretical issues and resource policies and the practice of applied welfare economics. This title will be of interest to students of economics and environmental studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|55 pages
Background
chapter 1|41 pages
The Influence of Resource and Environmental Problems on Applied Welfare Economics
part 2|105 pages
Resource Problems and Theoretical Issues in Applied Welfare Economics
part 3|98 pages
Resource Policies and The Practice of Applied Welfare Economics