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Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications » (1st Edition)
Authors: Herman E. Daly
ISBN-13: 9781559633123, ISBN-10: 1559633123
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Island Press
Date Published: October 2003
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Herman E. Daly
Book Synopsis
This introductory textbook describes the basics of traditional neoclassical economic thought and also examines the connections between economic growth, environmental degradation, and social inequity. The volume opens with a discussion of the role of the earth's biotic and abiotic resources in sustaining life. The rest of the text is organized around the main fields in traditional economics: microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| A Note to Instructors | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pt. I | An Introduction to Ecological Economics | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | Why Study Economics | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | The Fundamental Vision | 15 |
| Ch. 3 | Ends, Means, and Policy | 37 |
| Pt. II | The Containing and Sustaining Ecosystem: The Whole | 59 |
| Ch. 4 | The Nature of Resources and the Resources of Nature | 61 |
| Ch. 5 | Abiotic Resources | 77 |
| Ch. 6 | Biotic Resources | 93 |
| Ch. 7 | From Empty World to Full World | 111 |
| Pt. III | Microeconomics | 123 |
| Ch. 8 | The Basic Market Equation | 125 |
| Ch. 9 | Supply and Demand | 141 |
| Ch. 10 | Market Failures | 157 |
| Ch. 11 | Market Failures and Abiotic Resources | 185 |
| Ch. 12 | Market Failures and Biotic Resources | 201 |
| Pt. IV | Macroeconomics | 221 |
| Ch. 13 | Macroeconomic Concepts: GNP and Welfare | 223 |
| Ch. 14 | Money | 245 |
| Ch. 15 | Distribution | 259 |
| Ch. 16 | The IS-LM Model | 277 |
| Pt. V | International Trade | 307 |
| Ch. 17 | International Trade | 309 |
| Ch. 18 | Globalization | 323 |
| Ch. 19 | International Flows and Macroeconomic Policy | 343 |
| Pt. VI | Policy | 357 |
| Ch. 20 | General Policy Design Principles | 359 |
| Ch. 21 | Sustainable Scale | 373 |
| Ch. 22 | Just Distribution | 389 |
| Ch. 23 | Efficient Allocation | 405 |
| Looking Ahead | 425 | |
| Glossary | 429 | |
| Suggested Readings | 443 | |
| About the Authors | 447 | |
| Index | 449 |
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