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Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843692988
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)
Download or read book Analysis of Private and Social Discount Rates in Costa Rica, An written by and published by IIED. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce A. Aylward
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Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Analysis of Private and Social Discount Rates in Costa Rica written by Bruce A. Aylward and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : S. Islam
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230289053
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Normative Health Economics written by S. Islam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-12-06 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book modifies the existing economic theory of health analysis by integrating the issues and principles of moral philosophy in an extended framework. It also develops some operational mathematical models to show how this framework can be applied to health economics and policy evaluation.
Author : David Pearce
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781781950968
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Valuing the Environment in Developing Countries written by David Pearce and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The substantial and growing interest in the monetary valuation of preferences for environmental improvement, and against environmental damage, has prompted a demand for case studies illustrating methodologies and applications of valuation techniques. In this book, the first of two volumes, the authors provide detailed case studies of valuation techniques that have been used in developing countries. They demonstrate that valuation works and that it can yield significant insights into policy-relevant issues regarding conservation and economic development. The authors address a whole range of environmental issues under the broad themes of water and air quality, biological diversity and forest functions. The economic approaches covered include contingent valuation, hedonic property prices, travel cost methodologies and benefits transfer. They also go on to look at the idea of extending national accounts to reflect changes in environmental assets. Examples of the varied and interesting case studies include valuing improvements to sanitation in Malaysia, the value of visits to game parks in South Africa and tropical forest values in Mexico. They highlight how valuation techniques can be applied, often with limited resources, to critical development issues. Academics and practitioners of environmental economics will draw great value from this unique and original work, as will the many multilateral and bilateral aid agencies. The book will also prove a valuable addition to graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental economics where there is a need for case material.
Author : Konrad von Moltke
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843693100
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)
Download or read book Traditional Chinese Medicine and Species Endangerment written by Konrad von Moltke and published by IIED. This book was released on 2000 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ingrid Mulder
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843693089
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)
Download or read book Soil Fertility written by Ingrid Mulder and published by IIED. This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara McPake
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415391296
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Health Economics written by Barbara McPake and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular textbook provides a comprehensive but accessible coverage of health economic principles and applications. It provides an introduction for those with no previous knowledge of economics, but also more advanced material suitable for those with a background in economics. Now into its second edition, Barbara McPake and Charles Normand have incorporated developments in economic evaluation and economics of health systems from recent research and experience while retaining an accessible approach and style. The book starts with a section on basic economic principles as applied to health and health care, and goes on to discuss economic evaluation in health care, the economics of health systems and health care finance. Examples and illustrations are taken from a wide range of settings and world regions, reflecting the authors¿ belief that the same principles apply, and that it is useful to have some understanding of how different countries organise the health system. It provides an understanding of the performance of different health systems from the insurance based approaches in the United States to government funding that is common in Canada and most countries in Europe, and the mixed systems that operate in most low-income countries. This book is ideal for students in public health and related courses, for health care professionals and those studying health economics at a more advanced level.
Author : Hans M. Amman
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1904035574
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Land Tenure and Conflict Resolution written by Hans M. Amman and published by IIED. This book was released on 2001 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many conflicts in numerous parts of the developing world can be traced to disputes over land ownership, land use and land degradation. In this paper we test the hypothesis that differences in knowledge structures on land tenure and market systems between different leaders within these countries has caused marginalisation of some leaders by the others. A sustained process of marginalisation driven by this inequality has caused the disadvantaged to revolt, resulting, in many cases, in violent clashes. In this paper we develop a game theoretic model to test our hypothesis by analysing the complex interdependencies existing among the various leaders in the Narok district in Kenya. Violent clashes have been increasing in the district since the first outbreak in 1993. Preliminary results seem to confirm our suspicion that differences in knowledge structures among the various leaders in over land and agricultural markets might have been the catalysts of these conflicts. In order to reduce these discrepancies, we recommend two institutional reforms. The first involves the adoption of a hybrid land tenure system whereby land ownership is based on individual titles, while the use and sale of the land is governed by communal rules established by a community participatory process. The second recommendation involves the formation of an information network comprising all leaders, with the main objective to provide a forum for exchange of ideas and information pertaining to land use options and the opportunities offered by the market system.
Author : Joshua T. Bishop
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843692309
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)
Download or read book Land Tenure and Land Use in Southern Togo written by Joshua T. Bishop and published by IIED. This book was released on 2002 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Claudio Ferraz
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1843693070
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (436 download)
Download or read book Automobile Pollution Control in Brazil written by Claudio Ferraz and published by IIED. This book was released on 2013 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air pollution concentrations have been rapidly increasing in the major urban areas of Brazil caused mainly by the increasing use of vehicles. In the presence of this negative externality, environmental regulation is required. Car emission control policies in Brazil have relied basically on mandatory emission standards and subsidies for specific cleaner technology resulting in substantial decrease of car emission rates. Nevertheless, car sale taxes, differentiated by vehicles' size and fuel, have also influenced car emission patterns. This paper analyzes the compliance trend of the Brazilian fleet with environmental standards between 1992 and 1997. We find that larger automobiles had the fastest compliance schedule while popular models adjusted very slowly. Also gasoline-fueled models had a faster adjustment pattern than ethanol cars. Additionally, we analyze the current relationship between pollution emissions and car characteristics in order to orient policy formulation. We find a positive relationship between emissions rates and horse power, concluding that although the current value added-sale car tax is not environmental harmful, a tax differentiating clean from dirty models, within each tax bracket, could create substantial incentives for emission control in the future.
Author : Charles Wankel
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141296427X
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World written by Charles Wankel and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serving as a general, nontechnical resource for students and academics, these volumes provide an understanding of the development of business as practiced around the world.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264250352
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys: Costa Rica 2016 Economic Assessment written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2016 OECD Economic Survey of Costa Rica examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. The special chapters cover: Inclusive growth and Productivity.
Author : Clement A Tisdell
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814513806
Total Pages : 1001 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (145 download)
Download or read book Handbook Of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications And Case Studies written by Clement A Tisdell and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies provides an up-to-date, concise and readable coverage of the most important topics in tourism economics. It pays attention to relevant traditional topics in tourism economics as well as exciting emerging topics in this field — topics which are expected to be of continuing importance. In doing this, it takes account of advances in economic thought, analysis and applied methods.Contributions provide applications of economic analysis to tourism policy and constructive assessment of contemporary thought about tourism economics. The handbook includes several in-depth case studies such as the contribution of tourism to economic development in selected countries including China, India, Japan and Australia, Portugal and Fiji. Coming from diverse countries (both industrialised and developing) and established in the field of tourism economics, travel and management, many of the contributors have been consultants to governments, private organisations, and international bodies, including the UN World Tourism Organisation, the OECD and UNEP. Experts contributing to this volume include the President of the International Association of Tourism Economics, as well as its Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the Tourism Research Centre (Association of Tourism Research Institutes), the Founder-Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism and the former Director of the UK's Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE).
Author : Barry C. Field
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478610824
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)
Download or read book Natural Resource Economics written by Barry C. Field and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2008-03-12 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People make decisions regarding the use of natural resources every day, from the individual recycling a sheet of paper to governments of large nations creating energy policy. Those decisions ultimately affect people around the world. Their motivation and results are best framed and analyzed using the tools of natural resource economics. Field presents the methods and applications of the discipline in the latest edition of his popular text. The updated book retains its successful structure, first presenting basic economic principles as they apply to natural resource use and then examining the economic issues surrounding individual resources. New material is included on: energy demand and efficiency; nonrenewable resources; individual transferable fishing quotas; water pricing; agricultural cropland programs; and the Endangered Species Act.
Author : International Institute for Environment and Development
Publisher : IIED
ISBN 13 : 1904035272
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)
Download or read book The Environmental Effects of Tax Differentiation by Vehicle Characteristics written by International Institute for Environment and Development and published by IIED. This book was released on 2000 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban pollution, particularly from exhaust fumes, is a growing problem in Costa Rica, as elsewhere. Policy makers have tried to solve the problem through traditional regulatory instruments. But at the same time, other policy initiatives, such as reducing taxes, have contributed to greater car ownership and use, and hence, pollution levels. This study looks at whether the government's practice of differentiating car taxes on the basis of vehicle characteristics can be used to improve air quality in Costa Rica. The results indicate that a tax that increases the relative price of used cars will have significant environmental impacts, while other means of differentation are much weaker.
Author : Ronnie de Camino
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 1886938342
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (869 download)
Download or read book Forest Resource Policy in Latin America written by Ronnie de Camino and published by Inter-American Development Bank. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Forest Resource Policy in Latin America" gathers the thinking of a score of experts on sustainable use and management of forests, including incentives for investment. The authors tackle the thorny social issues of property rights, deforestation, and forest management and ownership by indigenous people and take a hard look at the trade and environmental issues in forest production that will affect future directions for sustainable forestry development in Latin America. Some argue that the main opportunity to conserve natural forests lies in recognizing and paying for the environmental services they provide. In addition, compensatory measures such as the establishment and better management of strictly protected areas appear to be the best tools to delay the loss of ecosystems and species. Alternative forest concession policies and trade and environmental issues in forest production are also analyzed.
Author : Steven Hackett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317471296
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Environmental and Natural Resources Economics written by Steven Hackett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively revised and updated, this popular text presents an accessible yet rigorous treatment of environmental and natural resources economics, including climate change and the economics of sustainability. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition now includes new figures and tables, definitions to assist the reader, and updated policy information. New advances in the science, economics and policy approaches to climate change have been integrated into essentially all-new chapters on incentive regulation and global climate change. This innovative textbook integrates economics with science and public policy in a balanced and accessible way that will be appreciated by students from disciplines ranging from economics and natural resources management to environmental studies and energy policy.
