Economic Thinking and Pollution Problems.

The purpose of this collection is to provide the student with an introduction to the way in which the discipline of economics tackles the problems posed in affluent societies by their various 'waste' products.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Auld, Douglas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1972.
Colección:Heritage.
Temas:
Pollution > Economic aspects > Canada.
Pollution > Economic aspects.
Pollution.
Environmental Pollution
pollution.
chemical pollution.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Pollution
Pollution > Economic aspects
Canada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Pollution as an economic problem
  • An economic analysis of environmental pollution
  • Tools for analysing some environmental problems
  • 2 Water and air pollution
  • Standard setting as a frame of reference
  • On the Canada Water Act
  • Environmental pollution
  • 3 Economic and financial aspects of pollution abatement
  • Economic decisions about pollution control
  • Economic incentives in air pollution control
  • Some fiscal aspects of controlling industrial water pollution
  • 'Pulp and paper is concerned about water pollution'
  • 4 Broader conceptual approaches
  • The problem of social cost
  • The pollution problem
  • 5 Appendices
  • The Canada Water Act
  • The Ontario Clean Air Act.

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