| The Economics of the Yasuní Initiative: Climate Change as If Thermodynamics Mattered Contributor(s): Vogel, Joseph Henry (Author), Chichilnisky, Graciela (Foreword by), Hermida, José Manuel (Prologue by) |
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ISBN: 1843318784 ISBN-13: 9781843318781 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics |
| Dewey: 333.701 |
| LCCN: 2009047326 |
| Series: Anthem Environmental Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.74 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Vogel argues that mainstream economics fails to recognize the thermodynamic nature of climate change, thereby missing the point of Northern appropriation of the atmospheric sink. The payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient. Heeding the call of Deirdre (formerly Donald) McCloskey that economics needs humour, Vogel has written a scathing critique of economics-as-usual which also entertains. |
