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Economics and the Environment 9th Edition Goodstein – Solution Manual
Solution Manual for Economics and the Environment, 9th Edition, Eban S. Goodstein, Stephen Polasky, ISBN: 1119693314, ISBN: 9781119693314
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Four Economic Questions About Climate Change 2
Part I How Much Pollution is Too Much?
2 Ethics and Economics 21
3 Pollution and Resource Degradation as Externalities 29
4 The Efficiency Standard 42
5 Measuring the Benefits of Environmental Protection 64
6 Measuring the Costs of Environmental Protection 87
7 The Safety Standard 105
8 The Sustainability Standard 119
9 Measuring Sustainability 139
10 Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services 167
11 Is More Really Better? Consumption, Welfare, and Behavior 193
Part II Is Government Up to the Job?
12 The Political Economy of Environmental Regulation 211
13 An Overview of Environmental Legislation 231
14 The Regulatory Record: Achievements and Obstacles 250
Part III How Can We Do Better?
15 Incentive-Based Regulation: Theory 267
16 Incentive-Based Regulation: Practice 294
17 Promoting Clean Technology: Theory 317
18 Energy Policy and the Future 342
Part IV How Can We Solve Global Challenges?
19 Poverty, Population, and the Environment 369
20 Environmental Policy in Low-Income Countries 388
21 The Economics of Global Agreements 414
