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Informationen zum Autor Marcello Basili teaches Microeconomics and Environmental Political Economics at the University of Siena, Italy. Maurizio Franzini is full professor of Economic Policy at the Università di Roma "La Sapienza". Allesandro Vercelli teaches Economic policy and Environmental economics at the University of Siena, Italy. Klappentext Efficiency is the hallmark of environmental economics. Economists are concerned with the environment primarily because it challenges the efficiency of competitive markets. Yet limited attention has been paid to distributional issues. The essays in this volume identify and address the main issues in the inequality-environment relationship! issues such as: Does increasing economic inequality lead to better or worse environmental quality? Which individual or social features play a role in determining the differentiated impact of changes in the environment? What impact does economic inequality or social segmentation have on collective action? How important is the complex economic and social institution in which the inequality-environment takes place? This book will prove essential to economists with an interest in the environment and will be useful to readers with a more general environmental studies background. Zusammenfassung The Siena Summer School hosts lectures by distinguished scholars and offers a clear account of alternative research paths. This latest addition to the series identifies and addresses key issues surrounding the inequality-environment relationship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Inequality, Growth And The Environment Globalisation And Sustainable Development Income Inequality And The Environmental Kuznets Curve Beyond Accumulation And Technical Progress: Negative Externalities As An Engine Of Economic Growth Unequal Effects Of Environment Changes Navigating In A Second-Best World: Ecological Distribution, Historical Liability And Social Choice Poverty Alleviation Environment And Sustainable Development Implication For The Management Of Natural Capital Inequality And Environmental Policy Inequality And Collective Action Towards The Environment Biodiversity As A Local Public Good Collective Action On The Commons The Role Of Inequality Overcoming Asymmetries In The Commons With Sub Optimal Strategies: An Experimental Exploration In The Field Institutions, Inequalities And The Environment Environment And Global Public Goods Economic Institutions And Governance Of The Commons Decision Making Under Uncertainty And Irreversibility: A Rational Approach To The Precautionary Principle. ...
