Bøger af Edward Barbier

Demonstrates the ways in which elements in our environment under threat from many forms of pollution can be costed. This book shows ways in which governments are able to construct systems of taxation which would both reduce pollution by making it too costly and generate revenue for cleaning up much of the damage.

Drawing on historical and contemporary evidence, this book argues that growing environmental degradation and wealth inequality are linked to how nature is exploited to create economic wealth. Ending the under-pricing of natural capital and insufficient human capital accumulation is essential to overcoming structural imbalance in modern economies.

Based on a study prepared for the International Tropical Timber Organization, this work examines current and future market conditions in the tropical timber trade, links between the trade and deforestation, and the role of trade policies in achieving sustainable forest management.