History of Environmental Economic Thought

Description

This volume presents the ideas of major figures in economics throughout history on key environmental issues such as population growth, resource scarcity and environmental contamination. Throughout, the historical roots of current debates are explored with empirical case studies illustrating the link between theory and practice. The final chapters look at current ideas on sustainability, and ethical and spiritual dimensions of humanity's relationship with the environment.

Providing fascinating insight into the development of environmental economic thought, this volume will be of great interest to students and researchers in the history of economic thought and environmental economics.

Contents

1. The Early Days 2. Malthusian Problem 3. Ricardian Stagnation 4. Socialism, Marxism and the Environment 5. Natural Resources and the Environment in Neo-Classical Tradition 6. Interventionist School on Natural Resources and the Environment 7. Market Environmentalism Based on Property Rights 8. Empirical Studies on Scarcity After Second World War 9. Spaceship Earth 10. Sustainability Debate 11. Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Environmental Degradation 12. Conclusion

Related Subject

1. Economic Theory & Philosophy