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丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱亘賷卅賶: 賲賯丿賲丞 賯氐賷乇丞 噩丿丕
賷購毓賳賶 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱亘賷卅賷 亘賰賷賮賷丞 鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱賳卮丕胤 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 毓賱賶 丕賱亘賷卅丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳毓賷卮 賮賷賴丕. 賷丨丿孬 丕賱鬲賱賵孬 賳鬲賷噩丞 噩丕賳亘 賲賳 丕賱賳卮丕胤 丕賱廿賳鬲丕噩賷 賵丕賱丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰 丕賱賲賳夭賱賷貙 廿賱丕 兀賳 丕賱鬲賱賵孬 賱賷爻 賳鬲賷噩丞 丨鬲賲賷丞 賱賱賳卮丕胤 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷貨 賮賱賱爻賷丕爻丕鬲 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 兀賳 鬲賱夭賲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賲賱賵孬丞 賱賱亘賷卅丞 亘鬲賳馗賷賮 丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲賴丕貙 賵兀賳 鬲卮噩毓 丕賱賳丕爻 毓賱賶 鬲睾賷賷乇 爻賱賵賰賷丕鬲賴賲. 廿賱丕 兀賳 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲丿丕亘賷乇 鬲鬲囟賲賳 亘毓囟 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮貨 賲孬賱 鬲乇賰賷亘 兀噩賴夭丞 賲賰丕賮丨丞 丕賱鬲賱賵孬. 賱匕丕 鬲賵噩丿 賲賯丕賷囟丞: 亘賷卅丞 兀賳馗賮 賵賱賰賳 賳馗賷乇 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 毓丕賱賷丞.
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First published January 1, 2011
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4听booksStephen Smith is a Professor of Economics at University College London, and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences.
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丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 噩賷丿丞貙 賵丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賰匕賱賰 廿賱賶 丨丿 賲丕貙 賱賰賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賲賰乇乇丞 亘卮賰賱 丕賵冥乇貙 賴賵 丕賱賲賮乇賵囟 賲賯丿賲丞 賷毓賳賷 賱丕夭賲 賷亘賯丕 卮賵乇鬲 鬲賵 匕丕 倬賵賷賳鬲貙 賱賰賳 丿丕 禺賱丕賳賷 丕夭賴賯 賲賳賴 噩丿丕賸..
February 28, 2014
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 賵馗乇賷賮貙 兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱胤乇丨 噩賷丿 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 賵丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賲賲鬲丕夭丞.
賷鬲賳丕賵賱 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丨賵賱 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 賵丕賱亘賷卅丞貙 賵賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲丐孬乇 亘毓囟 丕賱賯乇丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賵噩賴丞 賱丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷卅丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 賵丕賱毓賰爻.
賯賲鬲 亘丕賯鬲亘丕爻 亘毓囟 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 賱賯乇乇丕鬲 賴丿賮賴丕 丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷卅丞貙 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 亘毓囟 丕賱兀乇賯丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 乇兀賷鬲 兀賳賴丕 賲賴賲丞貙 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳賷 賴賳丕 兀鬲爻丕亍賱 毓賳 賵噩賵丿 卮賷亍 賰賴匕丕 (兀毓賳賷 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞) 賲賳 毓丿賲賴 賱丿賷賳丕! 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 丕賱噩賵丕亘 賮賷賲丕 賷亘丿賵 賴賵 丕賱賳賮賷!
"賮乇囟鬲 囟乇賷亘丞 (賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞) 賮賷 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 毓丕賲 佟侃侃佴貙 賵賴賷 鬲購丿賮毓 賲賯丕亘賱 賰賱 胤賳 賲賳 丕賱賲禺賱賮丕鬲 賷噩乇賷 廿賱賯丕丐賴 賮賷 賲賵丕賯毓 丿賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 亘賴丿賮 鬲卮噩賷毓 丕賱爻賱胤丕鬲 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 賵丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 毓賱賶 廿賷噩丕丿 氐賵乇 亘丿賷賱丞 賱賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲貙 賵鬲丨賯賷賯 丕爻鬲賮丕丿丞 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲丿賵賷乇貙 賵丕賱丨丿 賲賳 鬲賵賱賷丿 丕賱賲禺賱賮丕鬲."
" 賮賷 毓丕賲 佗贍贍佗貙 賮乇囟鬲 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 丕賱兀賷乇賱賳丿賷丞 囟乇賷亘丞 亘賯賷賲丞 佟佶 爻賳鬲賸丕 毓賱賶 丨賯丕卅亘 丕賱鬲爻賵賯 丕賱亘賱丕爻鬲賷賰賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲鬲丕噩乇 鬲賵賮乇賴丕 賱賲爻鬲賴賱賰賷賴丕 賯亘賱 匕賱賰 賲噩丕賳賸丕. 賰丕賳 丕賱賴丿賮 賲賳 匕賱賰 賴賵 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丕賱賲卮賴丿 丕賱賲賯夭夭 賱賱兀賰賷丕爻 丕賱賲賱賯丕丞 賮賷 丕賱囟賵丕丨賷貙 賵賲賳毓 廿賴丿丕乇 丕賱賲賵丕乇丿 賵鬲亘丿賷丿賴丕 丿賵賳 丿丕毓賺. 賱賯賷鬲 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丿毓賲賸丕 卮毓亘賷賸賾丕 賵丕爻毓賸丕貨 賵賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賷乇賶 丕賱禺亘賷乇 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 丕賱兀賷乇賱賳丿賷 賮乇丕賳賰 賰賵賳賮乇賷 兀賳賴丕 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 兀賰孬乇 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲丨爻賳賴丕 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賷 兀賵乇賵亘丕. 賵賰丕賳 賱賴丕 鬲兀孬賷乇 噩匕乇賷貙 丨賷孬 賯賱賱鬲 毓丿丿 丕賱兀賰賷丕爻 丕賱亘賱丕爻鬲賷賰賷丞 丕賱賲爻鬲禺丿賲丞 亘賳爻亘丞 侃贍侏 亘賷賳 毓卮賷丞 賵囟丨丕賴丕. 賵賯丿 兀孬亘鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇 兀賷囟賸丕 賳噩丕丨賴. 賰丕賳 賲亘賱睾 丕賱禺賲爻丞 毓卮乇 爻賳鬲賸丕 賰丕賮賷賸丕 賱賷孬賳賷 丕賱賲鬲丕噩乇 毓賳 廿毓胤丕亍 毓丿丿 睾賷乇 賲丨丿賵丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賰賷丕爻 賲噩丕賳賸丕貙 賵賱賲丕 賰丕賳 兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱賲鬲丕噩乇 賯丿 丨賲賻賾賱賵丕 丕賱賲爻鬲賴賱賰賷賳 毓亘亍 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 毓賳 賰賱 丨賯賷亘丞 賷兀禺匕賵賳賴丕貙 卮噩毓 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱毓賲賱丕亍 毓賱賶 廿丨囟丕乇 丨賯丕卅亘賴賲 丕賱禺丕氐丞."
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兀亘爻胤 氐賵乇 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 賳馗乇賷賸賾丕 鈥� 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 囟乇賷亘丞 賱賳 鬲乇丕賴丕 賲胤亘賯丞 廿賱丕 賳丕丿乇賸丕 鈥� 賴賷 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱賯丕卅賲丞 賲亘丕卮乇丞賸 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 丕賱賲賯丕爻丞 賲賳 賰賱 賲氐丿乇. 賯丿 賷鬲賱賯賶 賲丕賱賰 賲氐賳毓 賷氐丿乇 鬲賱賵孬賸丕 賮丕鬲賵乇丞 乇亘毓 爻賳賵賷丞 兀賵 爻賳賵賷丞 賱賯丕亍 賲丕 兀丨丿孬賴 賲賳 鬲賱賵孬貙 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 丕賱賮毓賱賷丞 丕賱氐丕丿乇丞 毓賳 丕賱賲氐賳毓 禺賱丕賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞貙 丨賷孬 鬲購賯丿乇 亘丕賱賰賷賱賵噩乇丕賲丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賲賱賵孬丕鬲 賲囟乇賵亘丞 賮賷 丕賱乇爻賲 賲賯丕亘賱 賰賱 賰賷賱賵噩乇丕賲. 賵亘賴匕丕 鬲氐亘丨 囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱鬲賱賵孬 卮亘賷賴丞 噩丿賸賾丕 亘賮賵丕鬲賷乇 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 兀賵 賮賵丕鬲賷乇 丕賱賲賷丕賴 丕賱賲賯丕爻 丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰賴丕 亘毓丿丕丿丕鬲. 賵兀丨丿 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 丕賱賳賲賵匕噩賷丞 毓賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賴噩 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱賲賮乇賵囟丞 毓賱賶 丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 兀賰丕爻賷丿 丕賱賳賷鬲乇賵噩賷賳 賮賷 丕賱爻賵賷丿."
" ... 鬲賴丿賮 囟乇賷亘丞 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 賱賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 賳賮丕賷丕鬲 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 賯賷丕爻賸丕 亘丕賱賵爻丕卅賱 丕賱亘丿賷賱丞 賲孬賱 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲丿賵賷乇 兀賵 丕賱丨乇賯 (乇睾賲 兀賳賴 賷購賮囟賱 兀賳 鬲賰賲賱賴丕 囟乇賷亘丞 鬲毓賰爻 丕賱鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 賱兀賮乇丕賳 丕賱丨乇賯 兀賷囟賸丕). 毓賳丿賲丕 胤購乇丨鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 毓丕賲 佟侃侃佴貙 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲毓丿賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 胤購亘賯鬲 侑 噩賳賷賴丕鬲 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷丞 賱賱胤賳 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯賷丕爻賷丞 (丕賱賯丕亘賱丞 賱賱鬲丨賱賱 丕賱兀丨賷丕卅賷)貙 賵賲毓丿賱 兀賯賱 亘賱睾 噩賳賷賴賷賳 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷賻賾賷賳 賱賰賱 胤賳 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丕賲丿丞 賲孬賱 兀賳賯丕囟 丕賱賲亘丕賳賷 鈥� 廿賱禺. 噩乇賶 鬲丨丿賷丿 賴匕賴 丕賱賲毓丿賱丕鬲 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 鬲賯丿賷乇丕鬲 丕賱兀亘丨丕孬 丕賱鬲賷 兀購噩乇賷鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 丕賱賲鬲乇鬲亘丞 毓賱賶 賵噩賵丿 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 卮丕賲賱丞賸 鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲 鬲睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕禺 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻亘亘賴丕 丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 睾丕夭賻賷 丕賱賲賷孬丕賳 賵孬丕賳賷 兀賰爻賷丿 丕賱賰乇亘賵賳貙 賵丕賱鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 丕賱賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘賵爻丕卅賱 丕賱賳賯賱貙 賵丕賱鬲賱賮 丕賱賳丕噩賲 毓賳 丕賱鬲乇卮賷丨貙 賵鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇. 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 賳賮爻賴貙 賱賲 鬲賯丿賲 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丿賱賷賱賸丕 毓賱賶 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇 丕賱賳丕鬲噩丞 毓賳 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 賵丕賮鬲購乇囟 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 丕賱兀丿賱丞 丕賱賲爻鬲賲丿丞 賲賳 賳馗丕賲 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱賲禺鬲亘乇丕鬲 兀賳 丕賱爻毓乇 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 賴賵 噩賳賷賴丕賳 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷賻賾丕賳 賱賱胤賳. 賱賲 鬲亘鬲毓丿 丕賱鬲賯丿賷乇丕鬲 丕賱賱丕丨賯丞 賱賯賷丕爻 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇 賮賷 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 毓賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯賷賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賵氐賱鬲 廿賱賷賴丕 丿乇丕爻丞 兀噩乇鬲賴丕 賲丐爻爻丞 賰丕賲亘乇賷丿噩 廿賰賵賳賵賲賷鬲乇賷賰爻. 賱賰賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞貙 丕乇鬲賮毓鬲 囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯賷丕爻賷丞 丕乇鬲賮丕毓賸丕 丨丕丿賸賾丕 丿賵賳 丕賱乇噩賵毓 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞貙 賵丕賱丌賳 (佗贍佟佟/佗贍佟贍) 丕爻鬲賯乇鬲 毓賳丿 伽侉 噩賳賷賴賸丕 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷賸賾丕 賱賱胤賳貙 賵賴賵 賲爻鬲賵賶 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 廿賱賶 丨丿 賰亘賷乇 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇 賵丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 丕賱兀禺乇賶 丕賱賲賯丿乇丞."
" ... 兀丿賶 賵噩賵丿 丕賱賲賳夭賱 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 乇亘毓 賲賷賱 賲賳 賲丿賮賳 賯賲丕賲丞 賲卮睾賻賾賱 廿賱賶 丕賳禺賮丕囟 爻毓乇賴 亘賳爻亘丞 侑侏 鬲賯乇賷亘賸丕貙 兀賵 亘賯賷賲丞 鬲亘賱睾 賮賷 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤 佶佶贍贍 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 丨爻亘 兀爻毓丕乇 毓丕賲 佗贍贍伲貙 賮賷 丨賷賳 賰丕賳 賱賵噩賵丿 丕賱賲賳夭賱 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 鬲鬲乇丕賵丨 亘賷賳 乇亘毓 賲賷賱 賵賳氐賮 賲賷賱 賲賳 賲丿賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 鬲兀孬賷乇賹 兀賯賱貨 丨賷孬 丕賳禺賮囟鬲 兀爻毓丕乇 丕賱賲賳丕夭賱 亘賳爻亘丞 佗侏. 兀賲丕 丕賱亘毓丿 毓賳 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 亘賲爻丕賮丕鬲 鬲鬲毓丿賶 賳氐賮 賲賷賱 賱賲 賷賰賳 賱賴 鬲兀孬賷乇 賷購匕賰乇 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻毓丕乇.
鬲丨丿丿鬲 賯賷賲丞 丕賱囟乇乇 丕賱廿噩賲丕賱賷丞 賱賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 賮賷 賰賱 兀賳丨丕亍 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賯丿賷乇丕鬲 亘賲亘賱睾 佗佾佶 賲賱賷丕乇 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 (丨爻亘 兀爻毓丕乇 毓丕賲 佗贍贍伲)貙 兀賵 丨賵丕賱賷 伽贍贍 兀賱賮 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 賱賰賱 賲賵賯毓 賱丿賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞. 賵賷毓丕丿賱 賴匕丕 鬲兀孬賷乇賸丕 禺丕乇噩賷賸賾丕 賱賱囟乇乇 賷亘賱睾 佟佾侉佴 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 賱賰賱 胤賳 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲.
丕賱賲氐丿乇: 卮乇賰丞 賰丕賲亘乇賷丿噩 廿賰賵賳賵賲賷鬲乇賷賰爻 (佗贍贍伲)"
"賲賳 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓 兀賳 賷丐孬乇 鬲睾賷賾乇 丕賱賲賳丕禺 賮賷 廿賲丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賷丕賴 亘氐賮丞 毓丕賲丞. 賮爻鬲氐亘丨 廿賲丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賷丕賴 賮賷 賲賳丕胤賯 賯丕丨賱丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱 兀賰孬乇 賳丿乇丞賸. 賮賷 噩賳賵亘 兀賵乇賵亘丕 賲孬賱賸丕貙 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷丐丿賷 丕乇鬲賮丕毓 丿乇噩丕鬲 丕賱丨乇丕乇丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 亘賲賯丿丕乇 丿乇噩鬲賷賳 賲卅賵賷鬲賷賳 廿賱賶 丕賳禺賮丕囟 賮賷 賴胤賵賱 丕賱兀賲胤丕乇 丕賱氐賷賮賷丞 亘賳爻亘丞 鬲鬲乇丕賵丨 亘賷賳 佗贍侏 賵伲贍侏貙 賲賲丕 爻賷丐丿賷 廿賱賶 鬲賮丕賯賲 賲卮賰賱丕鬲 廿賲丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賷丕賴 丕賱賯丕卅賲丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱."
"賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕 鬲賵噩丿 賵賰丕賱丞 丕爻賲賴丕:
賵賰丕賱丞 丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷卅丞貙 賵賴賷 賵賰丕賱丞 丨賰賵賲賷丞 賲賰賱賮丞 亘丨賲丕賷丞 氐丨丞 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵丕賱亘賷卅丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賵囟毓 丕賱賯賵丕賳賷賳 賵廿賳賮丕匕賴丕 賵丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 毓賱賶 賮賴賲 賲鬲胤賱亘丕鬲賴丕."
賷鬲賳丕賵賱 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 丨賵賱 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 賵丕賱亘賷卅丞貙 賵賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲丐孬乇 亘毓囟 丕賱賯乇丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賵噩賴丞 賱丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷卅丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 賵丕賱毓賰爻.
賯賲鬲 亘丕賯鬲亘丕爻 亘毓囟 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 賱賯乇乇丕鬲 賴丿賮賴丕 丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷卅丞貙 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 亘毓囟 丕賱兀乇賯丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 乇兀賷鬲 兀賳賴丕 賲賴賲丞貙 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳賷 賴賳丕 兀鬲爻丕亍賱 毓賳 賵噩賵丿 卮賷亍 賰賴匕丕 (兀毓賳賷 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞) 賲賳 毓丿賲賴 賱丿賷賳丕! 賵廿賳 賰丕賳 丕賱噩賵丕亘 賮賷賲丕 賷亘丿賵 賴賵 丕賱賳賮賷!
"賮乇囟鬲 囟乇賷亘丞 (賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞) 賮賷 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 毓丕賲 佟侃侃佴貙 賵賴賷 鬲購丿賮毓 賲賯丕亘賱 賰賱 胤賳 賲賳 丕賱賲禺賱賮丕鬲 賷噩乇賷 廿賱賯丕丐賴 賮賷 賲賵丕賯毓 丿賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 亘賴丿賮 鬲卮噩賷毓 丕賱爻賱胤丕鬲 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 賵丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 毓賱賶 廿賷噩丕丿 氐賵乇 亘丿賷賱丞 賱賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲貙 賵鬲丨賯賷賯 丕爻鬲賮丕丿丞 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲丿賵賷乇貙 賵丕賱丨丿 賲賳 鬲賵賱賷丿 丕賱賲禺賱賮丕鬲."
" 賮賷 毓丕賲 佗贍贍佗貙 賮乇囟鬲 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 丕賱兀賷乇賱賳丿賷丞 囟乇賷亘丞 亘賯賷賲丞 佟佶 爻賳鬲賸丕 毓賱賶 丨賯丕卅亘 丕賱鬲爻賵賯 丕賱亘賱丕爻鬲賷賰賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲鬲丕噩乇 鬲賵賮乇賴丕 賱賲爻鬲賴賱賰賷賴丕 賯亘賱 匕賱賰 賲噩丕賳賸丕. 賰丕賳 丕賱賴丿賮 賲賳 匕賱賰 賴賵 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丕賱賲卮賴丿 丕賱賲賯夭夭 賱賱兀賰賷丕爻 丕賱賲賱賯丕丞 賮賷 丕賱囟賵丕丨賷貙 賵賲賳毓 廿賴丿丕乇 丕賱賲賵丕乇丿 賵鬲亘丿賷丿賴丕 丿賵賳 丿丕毓賺. 賱賯賷鬲 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丿毓賲賸丕 卮毓亘賷賸賾丕 賵丕爻毓賸丕貨 賵賮賷 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賷乇賶 丕賱禺亘賷乇 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 丕賱兀賷乇賱賳丿賷 賮乇丕賳賰 賰賵賳賮乇賷 兀賳賴丕 賯丿 鬲賰賵賳 兀賰孬乇 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲丨爻賳賴丕 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賷 兀賵乇賵亘丕. 賵賰丕賳 賱賴丕 鬲兀孬賷乇 噩匕乇賷貙 丨賷孬 賯賱賱鬲 毓丿丿 丕賱兀賰賷丕爻 丕賱亘賱丕爻鬲賷賰賷丞 丕賱賲爻鬲禺丿賲丞 亘賳爻亘丞 侃贍侏 亘賷賳 毓卮賷丞 賵囟丨丕賴丕. 賵賯丿 兀孬亘鬲 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇 兀賷囟賸丕 賳噩丕丨賴. 賰丕賳 賲亘賱睾 丕賱禺賲爻丞 毓卮乇 爻賳鬲賸丕 賰丕賮賷賸丕 賱賷孬賳賷 丕賱賲鬲丕噩乇 毓賳 廿毓胤丕亍 毓丿丿 睾賷乇 賲丨丿賵丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賰賷丕爻 賲噩丕賳賸丕貙 賵賱賲丕 賰丕賳 兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱賲鬲丕噩乇 賯丿 丨賲賻賾賱賵丕 丕賱賲爻鬲賴賱賰賷賳 毓亘亍 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 毓賳 賰賱 丨賯賷亘丞 賷兀禺匕賵賳賴丕貙 卮噩毓 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱毓賲賱丕亍 毓賱賶 廿丨囟丕乇 丨賯丕卅亘賴賲 丕賱禺丕氐丞."
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兀亘爻胤 氐賵乇 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 賳馗乇賷賸賾丕 鈥� 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 囟乇賷亘丞 賱賳 鬲乇丕賴丕 賲胤亘賯丞 廿賱丕 賳丕丿乇賸丕 鈥� 賴賷 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱賯丕卅賲丞 賲亘丕卮乇丞賸 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 丕賱賲賯丕爻丞 賲賳 賰賱 賲氐丿乇. 賯丿 賷鬲賱賯賶 賲丕賱賰 賲氐賳毓 賷氐丿乇 鬲賱賵孬賸丕 賮丕鬲賵乇丞 乇亘毓 爻賳賵賷丞 兀賵 爻賳賵賷丞 賱賯丕亍 賲丕 兀丨丿孬賴 賲賳 鬲賱賵孬貙 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 丕賱賮毓賱賷丞 丕賱氐丕丿乇丞 毓賳 丕賱賲氐賳毓 禺賱丕賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞貙 丨賷孬 鬲購賯丿乇 亘丕賱賰賷賱賵噩乇丕賲丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賲賱賵孬丕鬲 賲囟乇賵亘丞 賮賷 丕賱乇爻賲 賲賯丕亘賱 賰賱 賰賷賱賵噩乇丕賲. 賵亘賴匕丕 鬲氐亘丨 囟乇丕卅亘 丕賱鬲賱賵孬 卮亘賷賴丞 噩丿賸賾丕 亘賮賵丕鬲賷乇 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 兀賵 賮賵丕鬲賷乇 丕賱賲賷丕賴 丕賱賲賯丕爻 丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰賴丕 亘毓丿丕丿丕鬲. 賵兀丨丿 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 丕賱賳賲賵匕噩賷丞 毓賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賳賴噩 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱賲賮乇賵囟丞 毓賱賶 丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 兀賰丕爻賷丿 丕賱賳賷鬲乇賵噩賷賳 賮賷 丕賱爻賵賷丿."
" ... 鬲賴丿賮 囟乇賷亘丞 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 毓賳 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 賱賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 賳賮丕賷丕鬲 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 賯賷丕爻賸丕 亘丕賱賵爻丕卅賱 丕賱亘丿賷賱丞 賲孬賱 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲丿賵賷乇 兀賵 丕賱丨乇賯 (乇睾賲 兀賳賴 賷購賮囟賱 兀賳 鬲賰賲賱賴丕 囟乇賷亘丞 鬲毓賰爻 丕賱鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 賱兀賮乇丕賳 丕賱丨乇賯 兀賷囟賸丕). 毓賳丿賲丕 胤購乇丨鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 毓丕賲 佟侃侃佴貙 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賲毓丿賱丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 胤購亘賯鬲 侑 噩賳賷賴丕鬲 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷丞 賱賱胤賳 亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯賷丕爻賷丞 (丕賱賯丕亘賱丞 賱賱鬲丨賱賱 丕賱兀丨賷丕卅賷)貙 賵賲毓丿賱 兀賯賱 亘賱睾 噩賳賷賴賷賳 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷賻賾賷賳 賱賰賱 胤賳 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丕賲丿丞 賲孬賱 兀賳賯丕囟 丕賱賲亘丕賳賷 鈥� 廿賱禺. 噩乇賶 鬲丨丿賷丿 賴匕賴 丕賱賲毓丿賱丕鬲 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 鬲賯丿賷乇丕鬲 丕賱兀亘丨丕孬 丕賱鬲賷 兀購噩乇賷鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 丕賱賲鬲乇鬲亘丞 毓賱賶 賵噩賵丿 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 卮丕賲賱丞賸 鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲 鬲睾賷乇 丕賱賲賳丕禺 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻亘亘賴丕 丕賳亘毓丕孬丕鬲 睾丕夭賻賷 丕賱賲賷孬丕賳 賵孬丕賳賷 兀賰爻賷丿 丕賱賰乇亘賵賳貙 賵丕賱鬲兀孬賷乇丕鬲 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 丕賱賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘賵爻丕卅賱 丕賱賳賯賱貙 賵丕賱鬲賱賮 丕賱賳丕噩賲 毓賳 丕賱鬲乇卮賷丨貙 賵鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇. 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 賳賮爻賴貙 賱賲 鬲賯丿賲 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丿賱賷賱賸丕 毓賱賶 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇 丕賱賳丕鬲噩丞 毓賳 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞貙 賵丕賮鬲購乇囟 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 丕賱兀丿賱丞 丕賱賲爻鬲賲丿丞 賲賳 賳馗丕賲 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 丕賱賲禺鬲亘乇丕鬲 兀賳 丕賱爻毓乇 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 賴賵 噩賳賷賴丕賳 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷賻賾丕賳 賱賱胤賳. 賱賲 鬲亘鬲毓丿 丕賱鬲賯丿賷乇丕鬲 丕賱賱丕丨賯丞 賱賯賷丕爻 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇 賮賷 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 毓賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯賷賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賵氐賱鬲 廿賱賷賴丕 丿乇丕爻丞 兀噩乇鬲賴丕 賲丐爻爻丞 賰丕賲亘乇賷丿噩 廿賰賵賳賵賲賷鬲乇賷賰爻. 賱賰賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞貙 丕乇鬲賮毓鬲 囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯賷丕爻賷丞 丕乇鬲賮丕毓賸丕 丨丕丿賸賾丕 丿賵賳 丕賱乇噩賵毓 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞貙 賵丕賱丌賳 (佗贍佟佟/佗贍佟贍) 丕爻鬲賯乇鬲 毓賳丿 伽侉 噩賳賷賴賸丕 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷賸賾丕 賱賱胤賳貙 賵賴賵 賲爻鬲賵賶 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 廿賱賶 丨丿 賰亘賷乇 鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱囟乇乇 賵丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮 丕賱禺丕乇噩賷丞 丕賱兀禺乇賶 丕賱賲賯丿乇丞."
" ... 兀丿賶 賵噩賵丿 丕賱賲賳夭賱 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 乇亘毓 賲賷賱 賲賳 賲丿賮賳 賯賲丕賲丞 賲卮睾賻賾賱 廿賱賶 丕賳禺賮丕囟 爻毓乇賴 亘賳爻亘丞 侑侏 鬲賯乇賷亘賸丕貙 兀賵 亘賯賷賲丞 鬲亘賱睾 賮賷 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤 佶佶贍贍 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 丨爻亘 兀爻毓丕乇 毓丕賲 佗贍贍伲貙 賮賷 丨賷賳 賰丕賳 賱賵噩賵丿 丕賱賲賳夭賱 毓賱賶 賲爻丕賮丞 鬲鬲乇丕賵丨 亘賷賳 乇亘毓 賲賷賱 賵賳氐賮 賲賷賱 賲賳 賲丿賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 鬲兀孬賷乇賹 兀賯賱貨 丨賷孬 丕賳禺賮囟鬲 兀爻毓丕乇 丕賱賲賳丕夭賱 亘賳爻亘丞 佗侏. 兀賲丕 丕賱亘毓丿 毓賳 賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 亘賲爻丕賮丕鬲 鬲鬲毓丿賶 賳氐賮 賲賷賱 賱賲 賷賰賳 賱賴 鬲兀孬賷乇 賷購匕賰乇 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻毓丕乇.
鬲丨丿丿鬲 賯賷賲丞 丕賱囟乇乇 丕賱廿噩賲丕賱賷丞 賱賲丿丕賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞 賮賷 賰賱 兀賳丨丕亍 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 亘賳丕亍賸 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賯丿賷乇丕鬲 亘賲亘賱睾 佗佾佶 賲賱賷丕乇 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 (丨爻亘 兀爻毓丕乇 毓丕賲 佗贍贍伲)貙 兀賵 丨賵丕賱賷 伽贍贍 兀賱賮 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 賱賰賱 賲賵賯毓 賱丿賮賳 丕賱賯賲丕賲丞. 賵賷毓丕丿賱 賴匕丕 鬲兀孬賷乇賸丕 禺丕乇噩賷賸賾丕 賱賱囟乇乇 賷亘賱睾 佟佾侉佴 噩賳賷賴 丕爻鬲乇賱賷賳賷 賱賰賱 胤賳 賲賳 丕賱賳賮丕賷丕鬲.
丕賱賲氐丿乇: 卮乇賰丞 賰丕賲亘乇賷丿噩 廿賰賵賳賵賲賷鬲乇賷賰爻 (佗贍贍伲)"
"賲賳 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓 兀賳 賷丐孬乇 鬲睾賷賾乇 丕賱賲賳丕禺 賮賷 廿賲丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賷丕賴 亘氐賮丞 毓丕賲丞. 賮爻鬲氐亘丨 廿賲丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賷丕賴 賮賷 賲賳丕胤賯 賯丕丨賱丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱 兀賰孬乇 賳丿乇丞賸. 賮賷 噩賳賵亘 兀賵乇賵亘丕 賲孬賱賸丕貙 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷丐丿賷 丕乇鬲賮丕毓 丿乇噩丕鬲 丕賱丨乇丕乇丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 亘賲賯丿丕乇 丿乇噩鬲賷賳 賲卅賵賷鬲賷賳 廿賱賶 丕賳禺賮丕囟 賮賷 賴胤賵賱 丕賱兀賲胤丕乇 丕賱氐賷賮賷丞 亘賳爻亘丞 鬲鬲乇丕賵丨 亘賷賳 佗贍侏 賵伲贍侏貙 賲賲丕 爻賷丐丿賷 廿賱賶 鬲賮丕賯賲 賲卮賰賱丕鬲 廿賲丿丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賷丕賴 丕賱賯丕卅賲丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱."
"賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕 鬲賵噩丿 賵賰丕賱丞 丕爻賲賴丕:
賵賰丕賱丞 丨賲丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷卅丞貙 賵賴賷 賵賰丕賱丞 丨賰賵賲賷丞 賲賰賱賮丞 亘丨賲丕賷丞 氐丨丞 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賵丕賱亘賷卅丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賵囟毓 丕賱賯賵丕賳賷賳 賵廿賳賮丕匕賴丕 賵丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丞 毓賱賶 賮賴賲 賲鬲胤賱亘丕鬲賴丕."
June 17, 2021
This book gives basic understanding of environmental economics, the subject which is base of all climate change negotiation. Environmental economics put question that if one is ready to pay to conserve environment, wild lives, bio-diversity and how much they can bear or how much industries will pay to abate pollution and prevent environmental damage.
November 15, 2021
Yeah, it is a very short introduction I guess... heavily neoclassical point of view, market regulation is pushed as the be-all and end-all of environmental policy. Disappointing.
February 5, 2021
賮丨賵賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 匕丕鬲 廿賷噩丕亘賷丕鬲 賵爻賱亘賷丕鬲貙 賵賰睾賷乇 賲鬲禺氐氐丞 賮賷 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 毓噩夭鬲 毓賳 廿丿乇丕賰 賰賱 賲丕 賷賴丿賮賴 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賱賰賳 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 卮毓乇鬲 兀賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賷賳丕賯卮 丕賱賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱亘賷卅賷丞 賵鬲兀孬賷乇賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 賲賳 賲賳馗賵乇 乇兀爻賲丕賱賷 賯丨貙 賵賴匕丕 丕賱卮賷亍 兀夭毓噩賳賷貙 毓賲賵賲賸丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賷爻 亘匕丕賰 丕賱爻賵亍 賱賰賳 賰丕賳 賮賷賴 兀噩夭丕亍 賵賮氐賵賱 賲賲賱丞 丕囟胤乇乇鬲 賱鬲禺胤賷賴丕.
November 20, 2020
An excellent short, clear explanation of how economists approach environmental issues.
January 9, 2024
A very long review for a very short introduction!
This book is all right for what it is. In terms of 鈥榳hat it is,鈥� this book would more accurately be titled How Traditional Economists Look at the Environment. It describes the standard business school approaches to reckoning the cost of environmental impacts and how much money should be spent to remedy these impacts. It contains no information whatsoever about how changes to the economic system itself could be a crucial tool for controlling things like climate change.
Given this important limitation, Smith does a respectable job of briefly outlining the traditional tools, options, and issues involved in trying to repair the market failures caused by polluters. First, there is this idea of market failure: the fact that the people who cause the problem are not, in any automatic way, forced to pay for the fact that they created it.
He also gives the standard economist鈥檚 answer to the question of how much we are justified in paying to correct environmental damages: until MAC (marginal abatement cost) equals MED (marginal environmental damage), and not a penny more. I.e., until the cost of fixing the problem exactly equals the cost the problem created.
He goes on to describe cost-benefit analysis and dedicates a separate chapter to the issue of how hard it is to quantify damage to the environment and quality of life. For instance, he describes how contingent valuation (and related tools such as quality-adjusted life years, though he doesn鈥檛 mention this) can be used to cost out the health impacts of environmental damage. He also discusses hedonic pricing, e.g., how much more would you pay for the same house if it were located next to a wildlife sanctuary?
He discusses factors involved in choosing among major policy instruments. He speaks a bit pejoratively of what he calls 鈥渃ommand and control鈥� policies, e.g., passing a law which forces factories to install scrubbers in their smokestacks. Alternatively, he gives a good description of market mechanisms, and there is an especially good outline of the pluses and minuses of carbon taxes versus carbon emissions trading.
Finally, he has a good concluding chapter on climate change, which emphasizes the difficulties of international negotiation where there is no higher-up referee to lay down rules of process. Here he offers a useful discussion of the Coase Theorem from the 1960s which gives guarded cause for optimism about how such problematic negotiations can proceed.
For information on broader systems change, I recommend books such as Raj Patel鈥檚 The Value of Nothing, Richard Wilkinson鈥檚 The Spirit Level, Binyamin Appelbaum鈥檚 The Economist鈥檚 Hour, Abhijit Banerjee鈥檚 Good Economics for Hard Times, Michael Sandel鈥檚 What Money Can鈥檛 Buy, and Kate Raworth鈥檚 Donut Economics.
This book is all right for what it is. In terms of 鈥榳hat it is,鈥� this book would more accurately be titled How Traditional Economists Look at the Environment. It describes the standard business school approaches to reckoning the cost of environmental impacts and how much money should be spent to remedy these impacts. It contains no information whatsoever about how changes to the economic system itself could be a crucial tool for controlling things like climate change.
Given this important limitation, Smith does a respectable job of briefly outlining the traditional tools, options, and issues involved in trying to repair the market failures caused by polluters. First, there is this idea of market failure: the fact that the people who cause the problem are not, in any automatic way, forced to pay for the fact that they created it.
He also gives the standard economist鈥檚 answer to the question of how much we are justified in paying to correct environmental damages: until MAC (marginal abatement cost) equals MED (marginal environmental damage), and not a penny more. I.e., until the cost of fixing the problem exactly equals the cost the problem created.
He goes on to describe cost-benefit analysis and dedicates a separate chapter to the issue of how hard it is to quantify damage to the environment and quality of life. For instance, he describes how contingent valuation (and related tools such as quality-adjusted life years, though he doesn鈥檛 mention this) can be used to cost out the health impacts of environmental damage. He also discusses hedonic pricing, e.g., how much more would you pay for the same house if it were located next to a wildlife sanctuary?
He discusses factors involved in choosing among major policy instruments. He speaks a bit pejoratively of what he calls 鈥渃ommand and control鈥� policies, e.g., passing a law which forces factories to install scrubbers in their smokestacks. Alternatively, he gives a good description of market mechanisms, and there is an especially good outline of the pluses and minuses of carbon taxes versus carbon emissions trading.
Finally, he has a good concluding chapter on climate change, which emphasizes the difficulties of international negotiation where there is no higher-up referee to lay down rules of process. Here he offers a useful discussion of the Coase Theorem from the 1960s which gives guarded cause for optimism about how such problematic negotiations can proceed.
For information on broader systems change, I recommend books such as Raj Patel鈥檚 The Value of Nothing, Richard Wilkinson鈥檚 The Spirit Level, Binyamin Appelbaum鈥檚 The Economist鈥檚 Hour, Abhijit Banerjee鈥檚 Good Economics for Hard Times, Michael Sandel鈥檚 What Money Can鈥檛 Buy, and Kate Raworth鈥檚 Donut Economics.
September 15, 2020
Concise and useful summary with some helpful case studies and simple explanations of abatement vs damages. Simplification meant there was a fair amount of discussion of cost vs benefit "to society" without enough analysis of distribution for my taste. Whole book had a slightly defensive tone and you can see the poor guy is fed up with economists being painted as the bad guys who make everything about money and want to assign everything a monetary value, when the sad fact of the matter is that everything is ALREADY about money and if we don't assign something monetary value then to all intents and purposes it has no value at all.
February 19, 2014
鬲丨賲賷賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲噩丕賳賸丕
December 1, 2016
賰鬲丕亘 噩賲賷賱 賵亘爻賷胤
May 11, 2024
The book was fine. Easy to understand. Perhaps too easy. It spent its 120 pages on only a very few concepts.
-Starts with some general philosophical concerns, which were fine but I felt a bit biased and shallow. E.g. really glosses over why poor people tend to live in polluted environments.
-Kind of explains the idea that a socially optimal solution is when the marginal economic damage to the environment equals the marginal cost of pollution abatement. But it doesn鈥檛 really explain *why*. So if you鈥檝e already got a background in econ, this will be old info, and if you don鈥檛 then this won鈥檛 really explain it.
-Taxes and tradeable permits. Author spends most of the rest of the book talking about these. Somewhat interesting.
-How to place economic value on stuff that鈥檚 not directly traded in the market. Vaguely interesting but if you already know about multiple-regression, then you won鈥檛 learn anything.
I wish this book would have either covered more concepts quickly or used a case study or two to really dive into issues. Instead it tried to thread a middle ground which was unsatisfying. Probably okay though for people who know literally nothing about Econ.
-Starts with some general philosophical concerns, which were fine but I felt a bit biased and shallow. E.g. really glosses over why poor people tend to live in polluted environments.
-Kind of explains the idea that a socially optimal solution is when the marginal economic damage to the environment equals the marginal cost of pollution abatement. But it doesn鈥檛 really explain *why*. So if you鈥檝e already got a background in econ, this will be old info, and if you don鈥檛 then this won鈥檛 really explain it.
-Taxes and tradeable permits. Author spends most of the rest of the book talking about these. Somewhat interesting.
-How to place economic value on stuff that鈥檚 not directly traded in the market. Vaguely interesting but if you already know about multiple-regression, then you won鈥檛 learn anything.
I wish this book would have either covered more concepts quickly or used a case study or two to really dive into issues. Instead it tried to thread a middle ground which was unsatisfying. Probably okay though for people who know literally nothing about Econ.
February 23, 2018
This very short introduction does an excellent job of giving an overview of key issues. I am unclear how much is understandable without having a bit more background.
The author does an excellent job of discussing why economists want to use dollar measures and how that has nothing to do with the profits of businesses.
His discussion of the Coase Theorem is too brief. His discussion of the carbon tax is outstanding, showing the innovation that will result, how prices will reflect all available information, and how behavior will change in desirable ways.
His discussion of discounting is excellent, in a few pages he discusses all the key issues and explains the different perspectives.
He has some good examples.
I think this book would be useful to use in an introductory course on environmental economics, something I intend to do. There are enough examples and case studies that can be developed in more detail.
Overall an impressive achievement.
The author does an excellent job of discussing why economists want to use dollar measures and how that has nothing to do with the profits of businesses.
His discussion of the Coase Theorem is too brief. His discussion of the carbon tax is outstanding, showing the innovation that will result, how prices will reflect all available information, and how behavior will change in desirable ways.
His discussion of discounting is excellent, in a few pages he discusses all the key issues and explains the different perspectives.
He has some good examples.
I think this book would be useful to use in an introductory course on environmental economics, something I intend to do. There are enough examples and case studies that can be developed in more detail.
Overall an impressive achievement.
December 20, 2020
3.5*, does what it says on the tin. V solid and informative intro to the topic ! Obviously can鈥檛 go into too much nuance in such a brief intro but its hard to give it a higher rating for that reason x i hope that is palatable x
November 22, 2022
I'm actually reading this book for the sake of a better understanding of the topic and for my project preparation. It was solid for me, a dense explanation. But I've to be honest, it's so hard for me to understand some of the topic
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February 6, 2024I wanted so bad to give this book a rating and actual review, but I think its just because I hate economics as a concept, so I'll stick to my rule of not rating books that are just trying to be informative/educational.
July 12, 2020
2.5 stars
May 21, 2021
The book provides interesting insights into understanding environmental policy, but I felt like the structure was confusing
October 17, 2022
Informative and interesting. I was really enjoying it until a sentence said 'abatement' 5 times and then I kind of lost the plot...
November 20, 2022
It鈥檚 boring, and so dryly written, without any detail to the sparse examples that he gives, which makes me think I鈥檒l forget the content within a week.
March 16, 2017
Interesting to give a background on environmental economics
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