Environment and Natural Resources

Eoin McLaughlin

Chapter 28 in An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, 2018, pp 239-248 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter provides a long-run perspective on environmental and resource economics. The issues discussed include resource depletion, pollution, climate change and the intergenerational relationship between sustainability and future well-being. Important lessons are drawn by comparing historical settings and contemporary development economics that together demonstrate fundamental environmental challenges.

JEL-codes: N50 Q50 Q51 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_28

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