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The Economics of the Yasuni Initiative. Climate Change as If Thermodynamics Mattered.
Joseph Henry Vogel
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Description for The Economics of the Yasuni Initiative. Climate Change as If Thermodynamics Mattered.
Hardback. Series: Anthem Environmental Studies. Num Pages: 148 pages, 4+ figures and photographs. BIC Classification: RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
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 humor, Vogel has written a scathing critique of economics-as-usual which also entertains.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
Anthem Environmental Studies
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843318781
SKU
V9781843318781
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Ref
99-15
About Joseph Henry Vogel
Joseph Henry Vogel is Professor of Economics at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras and serves on the International Tribunal of Climate Justice. Graciela Chichilnisky has worked extensively in the Kyoto Protocol process, creating and designing the carbon market that became international law in 2005.
Reviews for The Economics of the Yasuni Initiative. Climate Change as If Thermodynamics Mattered.
'…[R]efreshing and persuasive…pos[ing] important questions for mainstream economics and co-operation theory…a call to arms for the use of multiple, radical means to mitigate climate change.' —‘International Journal of Environmental Studies’