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Bringing The Environment In From The Cold, Thomas Power
Bringing The Environment In From The Cold, Thomas Power
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The aim of this essay is to present an overview of some of the basic concepts underlying the mainstream approach to the role of economics in the analysis of the causes and treatment of environmental degradation. It evaluates the mainstream view depicted by Helm and Pearce and analyses economic externalities in context, conventional economic approaches and imperfect information.
Nnp “Nowhere Near Perfect”, Thomas Power
Nnp “Nowhere Near Perfect”, Thomas Power
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The aim of this essay is to examine two views and conclusions on the now commonly recognised inadequacies of Net National Product as an indicator of aggregate national well-being. It outlines Dasgupta’s simplified model of the effect of environmental losses on NNP and reviews Douthwaite’s treatment of NNP.