The Economics of the Global Environment Catastrophic Risks in Theory and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Chichilnisky, Graciela (Editor), Rezai, Armon (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Studies in Economic Theory, 29
• Subjects: Climate change.; Political economy.; Natural disasters.; Game theory.; Economic theory.; Economics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Climate Change.; Natural Hazards.; Political Economy.

This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment, Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources and gl...