Joint production and responsibility in ecological economics on the foundations of environmental policy / [electronic resource] :
Stefan Baumgärtner, Malte Faber, Johannes Schiller.
- Cheltenham [England] : Edward Elgar, c2006.
- 1 online resource (xi, 380 p.) : ill.
- Advances in ecological economics .
- Advances in ecological economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Conceptual foundations -- pt. 2. Economics -- pt. 3. Ethics -- pt. 4. Case studies.
This groundbreaking book takes a fresh look at how environmental problems emerge from economic activity and how they may be addressed in a responsible and sustainable manner. At its centre is the concept of joint production. This captures the phenomenon whereby several effects necessarily emerge from one activity and whereby human action always entails unintended consequences. This, according to the authors, is the structural cause behind modern-day environmental problems.
9781781007525 (e-book)
2006045522
Production (Economic theory) Environmental policy. Environmental economics.