Ecology, Law and Economics The Simple Analytics of Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

by Mercuro, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9780819195944
• ISBN10: 0819195944
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-09-20
• Publisher: UPA
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Table of Contents

Introduction and the Economy
The Economy	p. 3
Circular Flow of Economic Activity	p. 3
The Economy, the Market and Externalities	p. 3
The Concept of Market Failure	p. 5
Several Preliminary Points to Note Regarding the Economy	p. 17
The Natural System
Matter and Energy Exchange	p. 24
Cycling of Matter	p. 30
Limiting Factors	p. 36
Biotic Interactions as Limiting Factors	p. 42
Species Diversity	p. 50
Succession	p. 55
Stability of Ecosystems	p. 57
Ecosystem Response to Disturbance	p. 59
Relating Nature to the Economy	p. 64
The State
Cooperation and Conflict	p. 77
Stages of Choice	p. 78
The Integration of the Natural System, the Economy, and the State	p. 86
The Economics of Natural Resources
The Economics of Depletable Resources	p. 120
The Economics of Renewable Resources	p. 134
Environmental Economic Remedies
Example for Chapter V	p. 149
Why Environmental Problems Arise	p. 151
Opportunity Costs of Pollution Abatement	p. 151
Environmental Economics: Overview of the Conventional Remedies	p. 154
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