Environmental Markets: Equity and Efficiency

by Graciela Chichilnisky

Book Overview

Markets are increasingly central to the resolution of environmental problems. They played a critical role in implementing the 1990 Clean Air Act of the United States, which has been instrumental in reducing acid rain in a cost-effective manner. They are also central to the global strategy adopted for limiting the emissions of greenhouse gases under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and are being used for resolving conflicts over the use of other environmental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231115881
• ISBN13: 9780231115889
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher