Joseph Henry Vogel

The Economics of the Yasuní Initiative

Climate Change as if Thermodynamics Mattered

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Produktbeschreibung

Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuníiacute; is equitable and efficient.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781843318781
• ISBN-10: 1843318784
• Artikelnr.: 28431245

Autorenporträt

Joseph Henry Vogel, with a Foreword by Graciela Chichilnisky

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue by José Manuel Hermida
Foreword by Graciela Chichilnisky
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Thermodynamics: The Language Chosen Defines the Debate
Chapter 2: The Tragedy of the Commons: A Class of Problems that has no Technical Solution
Chapter 3: The Willful Ignorance of Realpolitik: Market Failure or Cost-shifting Success?
Chapter 4: The General Theory of Second Best: A Rigorous Justification for an Intuitively Just Proposal
Chapter 5: Through the Bottleneck of a Cowboy Economy: Financing Shovel-ready Projects
Conclusions: Reason for Hope and Despair
Appendix: Annotated YouTube Filmography
Notes
Index