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5.0 out of 5 stars
a must read for both economists and environmentalists, December 1, 2005
This review is from: Economists and the Environment: A Diverse Dialogue (Paperback)
as an economics student, i've spent some time trying to extract the general attitude the economics communtiy had about deep environmental issues, not meer localized circumstances. i've felt somewhat alone in thinking that the economic systems and ecologic systems are directly related, not inversely so.
carla ravaioli has accomplished what i would like to have done myself in interviewing about 30 noted economists, some of them sporting nobel awards. she asks them all the questions i would like their answers to. the respondents' vary. some are comforting, others disturbing, all are revealing.
the book also has a section written by author paul ekins where he gives a crash course in environmental and resource economics.
as environmental issues are direct results of economic activity, it is essential to understand how the economists feel about the relation between the two, now and in the future.
i would highly recommend this book
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