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The economics of the Yasuní initiative climate change as if thermodynamics mattered /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Vogel, Joseph Henry
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Chichilnisky, Graciela
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Environmental policy > Economic aspects. Environmental policy > Economic aspects > Ecuador. Climatic changes > Economic aspects. Greenhouse gas mitigation > Economic aspects. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:

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.