The economics of the Yasuní initiative : climate change as if thermodynamics mattered / / Joseph Henry Vogel ; foreword by Graciela Chichilnisky [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Vogel Joseph Henry
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvi, 117 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 333.701
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - Economic aspects; Environmental policy - Economic aspects - Ecuador; Climatic changes - Economic aspects; Greenhouse gas mitigation - Economic aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): ChichilniskyGraciela
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Includes filmography.
• Nota di contenuto: Thermodynamics: the language chosen defines the debate -- The tragedy of the commons: a class of problems that has no technical solution -- The willful ignorance of realpolitik: market failure or cost-shifting success? -- The general theory of second best: a rigorous justification for an intuitively just proposal -- Through the bottleneck of a cowboy economy: financing shovel-ready projects -- Conclusions: reason for hope and despair.
• Sommario/riassunto: Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient.
• Titolo autorizzato: The economics of the Yasuní initiative
• ISBN: 0-85728-628-5; 1-283-37792-6; 9786613377920; 1-84331-863-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459365203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization