Costing the Earth: The Challenge for Governments, the Opportunities for Business [Paperback]

Frances Cairncross (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1, 1993

Frances Cairncross, environment editor of The Economist, shows how clear-sighted economic policies can be harnessed to help the environment, and how resourceful companies can turn the public's concern for a cleaner environment to their corporate advantage. She argues that successful environmental policies will be the ones that encourage the inventive power of industry. Working together, industry and government can form a formidable alliance: one that fosters economic growth and preserves the environment. Costing the Earth identifies an extraordinary opportunity for enterprise and invention, making it essential reading for all managers concerned about meeting the growing demands of a "green" economy. "[A] thoughtful and highly readable book. . .Cairncross's range is wide-she covers programs from the United States to Kenya-and with an economist's good sense she punctures sacred cows. . .She is generally an optimist; she believes that a mixture of market forces and government controls can solve most of our environmental problems".-Allison Green, Sloan Management Review. "Costing the Earth is a very fine overview of issues that are infinitely complex. No manager should venture much further into this decade without reading it".-Colin Tudge, Management Today.

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About the Author

Frances Cairncross is the Management Editor at The Economist and author of The Death of Distance: How the Communications Revolution Is Changing Our Lives. She resides in London, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Business Press (March 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875844103
• ISBN-13: 978-0875844107
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,186,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Costing the Earth: The Challenge for Governments, the Opportunities for Business (Paperback)

The book provides a thought provoking look at the delicate balance of the earth and insight into regulatory decision making. It is mandatory reading for students of the environment.