A new economic theory, rather than a new public policy based on old theory, is needed to guide humanity toward sustainability. Institutions are a critical dimension of sustainability and sustainable forest management, and economic analysis of institutional dimension requires an inclusionist rather t
Institutions, Sustainability, and Natural Resources: Institutions for Sustainable Forest Management (Sustainability, Economics, and Natural Resources)
โ Scribed by Shashi Kant, R. Albert Berry
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 368
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This work proposes that new economic theory, rather than a new public policy based on old theory, is needed to guide humanity toward sustainability. The book includes the ideas from old as well as new institutional economics, discussed in detail by leading experts in the field. This book follows a companion work, 'Economics, Sustainability, and Natural Resources: Economics of Sustainable Forest Management', volume 1 of the series.
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