Structural Adjustment, the Environment and Sustainable Development Contributor(s): Reed, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415850878 ISBN-13: 9780415850872 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics - Nature | Natural Resources - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 333.7 |
Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.30 lbs) 420 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is a pioneering study which should serve as a model for future research and will to a wide audience' Dharam Ghai, Director United Nations Research Institute for Social Development This new work; Structural Adjustment, the Environment and sustainable Development is a major step forward in the study of structural adjustment policies. It looks in detail at new research and analysis into their effects, and incorporates recent studies by a wide range of academics and policy-makers, leading experts and institutes. Focusing on nine in-depth case studies, the book examines the complex links between macroeconomic policies, social impacts and environmental outcomes, and takes a forward-looking perspective in outlining the alternatives to current structural adjustment policies. Review quotes for Structural Adjustment and the Environment David Reed is director of the Macroeconomics for Sustainable Development Programme of WWF International, and editor of Structural Adjustment and the Environment (Earthscan, 1992). Originally published in 1996 |