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Assigning Economic Value to Natural Resources

By National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Environment and Resources Commission

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1994
ISBN
9780309587341, 9780309051439
LCC
HC103.7 -- .A85 1994eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2334122 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
195\195
Time added
2023-08-12 14:26:00
Natural resources -- Valuation -- United States --

Description

There has been a lot of discussion among policymakers, particularly within the Clinton Administration, about how to make U.S. economic indicators, such as GNP, more accurately reflect the state of the environment. This book explores the major issues and controversies involved in incorporating natural resources and the environment into economic accounts. The first section of the volume, based largely on a three-day workshop of experts in the field, explains the possibilities and pitfalls in so-called "green" accounting. This is followed by a selection of nine individually authored papers, including one by Nobel prize winner Robert Solow, that probe scientific aspects of this issues in greater depth.

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