Evolutionary Economics and Environmental Policy: Survival of the Greenest (New Horizons in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics series) - Hardcover

Van Den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M.; Faber, Albert; Idenburg, Annemarth M.; Oosterhuis, Frans H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845429559 ISBN 13: 9781845429553

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

This study offers a unique evolutionary economics perspective on energy and innovation policies in the wider context of the transition to sustainable development. The authors include: an analysis of the environmental policy implications of evolutionary economics; a critical examination of current Dutch environmental and innovation policies and policy documents; and systematic evaluation of three specific energy technologies, namely fuel cells, nuclear fusion and photovoltaic cells, within the evolutionary-economic framework. Their analysis results in a number of very specific policy recommendations, which to some extent may be in conflict with current policy advice and practice. "Evolutionary Economics and Environmental Policy" will appeal to researchers, undergraduate and graduate students in environmental economics, environmental science, public economics and technology studies. It will also be valuable to policy advisors and policymakers whose decisions affect the environment either directly or indirectly.

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Review:

‘In distinguishing their analysis from neo-classical economics and its focus on representative agents, the authors of this book make a strong case for the role of diversity in explaining energy and environment-related technological innovation. By presenting their case with elegance and insight they also make a strong case for a diversity of approaches within environmental economics itself. While many economists could disagree with some of the conclusions drawn, after reading this volume, most would agree that “evolutionary economics” has much to bring to the economic analysis of environmental policy.’ Author: Nick Johnstone, OECD Environment Directorate, France

From the Author:

Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, ICREA Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain and Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Albert Faber and Annemarth M. Idenburg, Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), The Hague and Frans H. Oosterhuis, Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845429559
• ISBN 13: 9781845429553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192