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The Environment in Economics and Development. Pluralist Extensions of Core Economic Models.
Vikram Dayal
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Paperback. The Environment in Economics and Development Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics. Num Pages: 95 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; PSAF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 161.
This brief views the environment through diverse lenses – those of standard economics, institutional economics, political science, environmental science and ecology. Chapter 2 discusses diverse theoretical and statistical models – constrained optimization models, game theory, differential equations, and statistical models for causal inference – in a simple manner. Developing countries have certain distinct environmental problems – traditional pollution and traditional dependence on the commons. While chapters 3 and 4 discuss these specific problems, statistical graphs of the World Development Indicators explore the macro-context of developing countries in chapter 1. Chapter 5 examines ecological systems, which are nonlinear and unpredictable, and ... Read more
This brief views the environment through diverse lenses – those of standard economics, institutional economics, political science, environmental science and ecology. Chapter 2 discusses diverse theoretical and statistical models – constrained optimization models, game theory, differential equations, and statistical models for causal inference – in a simple manner. Developing countries have certain distinct environmental problems – traditional pollution and traditional dependence on the commons. While chapters 3 and 4 discuss these specific problems, statistical graphs of the World Development Indicators explore the macro-context of developing countries in chapter 1. Chapter 5 examines ecological systems, which are nonlinear and unpredictable, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Economics
Number of Pages
84
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132216704
SKU
V9788132216704
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About Vikram Dayal
Vikram Dayal is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. He has worked on a range of environmental and developmental issues: from Prosopis juliflora and tigers in Ranthambhore National Park to indoor and outdoor air pollution in Goa, India. He was exposed to these issues while a member of the Hindu College Nature Club and the student ... Read more
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