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  • Worst-Case Economics

    Extreme Events in Climate and Finance

    by Frank Ackerman ...
    Series series Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy
    Why do climate and financial crises pose such extreme risks? And what does it take to respond effectively to those risks? Extreme weather events – storms and sea-level rise, heat waves, droughts and floods – seem ever more common and extreme, while scientists warn of even greater climate risks ahead. Financial failures on the scale of 2008 make a mockery of the supposed efficiency of the market ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Can We Afford the Future?

    The Economics of a Warming World

    by Frank Ackerman ...
    According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both be right.In this book, Frank Ackerman offers a refreshing look at the economics of climate change, ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Poisoned for Pennies

    The Economics of Toxics and Precaution

    by Frank Ackerman ...
    “Cost-benefit analysis” is a term that is used so frequently we rarely stop to think about it. But relying on it can lead to some dubious conclusions, as Frank Ackerman points out in this eye-opening book. For example, some economists have argued that states should encourage—and even subsidize—cigarette smoking by citizens because smoking will shorten life spans and therefore reduce the need and ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • Why Do We Recycle?

    Markets, Values, and Public Policy

    by Frank Ackerman ...
    The earnest warnings of an impending "solid waste crisis" that permeated the 1980s provided the impetus for the widespread adoption of municipal recycling programs. Since that time America has witnessed a remarkable rise in public participation in recycling activities, including curbside collection, drop-off centers, and commercial and office programs. Recently, however, a backlash against these ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Climate Economics

    The State of the Art

    by Frank Ackerman, Elizabeth Stanton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics
    Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert all climate damage has now passed, well-designed mitigation and adaptation policies, if adopted ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Worst-Case Economics

    Extreme Events in Climate and Finance

    by Frank Ackerman ...
    Series series Climate Change: Science, Policy and Implementation
    Worst-case scenarios are all too real, and all too common. The financial crisis of 2008 was not the first or the last to destroy jobs, homeownership and the savings of millions of people. Hurricanes clobber communities from New York to Bangladesh. How bad will the next catastrophe be, and how soon will it happen?Climate and financial crises are serious events, requiring vigorous responses. Yet ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Worst-Case Economics

    Extreme Events in Climate and Finance

    by Frank Ackerman ...
    Series series Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy
    Why do climate and financial crises pose such extreme risks? And what does it take to respond effectively to those risks? Extreme weather events – storms and sea-level rise, heat waves, droughts and floods – seem ever more common and extreme, while scientists warn of even greater climate risks ahead. Financial failures on the scale of 2008 make a mockery of the supposed efficiency of the market ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Economics of Climate Change in China

    Towards a Low-Carbon Economy

    by Fan Gang, Nicholas Stern, Ottmar Edenhofer, Xu Shanda, Klas Eklund, Frank Ackerman, Lailai Li, Karl Hallding ...
    China faces many modernization challenges, but perhaps none is more pressing than that posed by climate change. China must find a new economic growth model that is simultaneously environmentally sustainable, can free it from its dependency on fossil fuels, and lift living standards for the majority of its population. But what does such a model look like? And how can China best make the transition ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Flawed Foundations of General Equilibrium Theory

    Critical Essays on Economic Theory

    by Frank Ackerman, Alejandro Nadal, Kevin P. Gallagher ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
    This book, as the title suggests, explains how General equilibrium, the dominant conceptual framework in mainstream economics, describes a perfectly impossible world. Even with its counterfactual assumptions taken for granted, it fails on many levels. Under the impressive editorship of Ackerman and Nadal, this book will appeal to students and resea ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Consumer Society

    Edited by Neva R. Goodwin, Frank Ackerman, David Kiron ...
    Series series Frontier Issues in Economic Thought
    The developed countries, particularly the United States, consume a disproportionate share of the world's resources, yet high and rising levels of consumption do not necessarily lead to greater satisfaction, security, or well-being, even for affluent consumers.The Consumer Society provides brief summaries of the most important and influential writings on the environmental, moral, and social ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Human Well-Being and Economic Goals

    Edited by Frank Ackerman, David Kiron, Neva R. Goodwin, Jonathan Harris, Kevin Gallagher ...
    Series series Frontier Issues in Economic Thought
    What are the ends of economic activity? According to neoclassical theory, efficient interaction of the profit-maximizing "ideal producer" and the utility-maximizing "ideal consumer" will eventually lead to some sort of social optimum. But is that social optimum the same as human well-being? Human Well-Being and Economic Goals addresses that issue, considering such questions as:Does the ... Read more

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  • Debunking Economics

    The Naked Emperor Dethroned?

    by Professor Steve Keen ...
    Debunking Economics exposes what many non-economists may have suspected and a minority of economists have long known: that economic theory is not only unpalatable, but also plain wrong. When the original Debunking was published back in 2001, the market economy seemed invincible, and conventional 'neoclassical' economic theory basked in the limelight. Steve Keen argued that economists deserved none ... Read more

    $109.99 USD