Overview

This book is the only book to address nontechnically the practical control of environmental problems rather than only describe problems themselves. It explains in nontechnical terms why environmental policies are needed to control pollution, how those policies work, what policies have been implemented to control pollution from most of our daily activities, and what they have accomplished. The specific policies reported are primarily from the United States, but the principles involved are not nation-specific. The book is written for professional scientists not trained in economics and practitioners of and advocates for environmental policy.

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'[This book] fills a critical gap in environmental economics and policy. For anyone curious about how economists work through environmental problems but want to avoid a traditional textbook, this is what they have been seeking. The book delivers both clarity and entertainment on the economic logic behind current U.S. environmental policy debates, ranging from waste management to energy systems to agriculture and, of course, climate change.This book does not treat environmental policy as a dry academic exercise. I have taught environmental economics for more than 10 years, so I know that most people struggle with conventional textbooks that focus more on the technical minutiae behind economic logic rather than issues of political economy. This book strikes a great balance between accessibility and intellectual rigor, which come alive with compelling examples and pointed analysis of U.S. environmental policies. Its embrace of humor and commentary about the current state of policy discourse makes it a very entertaining read. And it does this without oversimplifying the economics. I enthusiastically recommend it.'Richard T. Melstrom,Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago

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Donald Jones was a research staff member in the Energy and Environmental Sciences Divisions of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA) for 20 years. He began studying climate policy in 1989, as well as researching energy, environmental, and economic development issues involving energy and the environment. He has published 75 refereed journal articles and book chapters and 45 technical reports in energy and environmental economics, and co-edited a volume on the full benefits and costs of transportation. Most recently, he taught environmental economics at Loyola University Chicago (USA) for a decade. He taught price theory and development economics at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (USA), macroeconomics at Loyola University Chicago, and economic and urban geography at the University of Chicago and the University of Colorado-Boulder (USA).

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