Climate Economics (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics)

Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert all climate damage has now passed, well-designed mitigation and adaptation policies, if adopted quickly, could still greatly reduce the likelihood of the most tragic and far-reaching impacts of climate change. Climate economics is the bridge between science and policy, translating scientific predictions about physical systems into projections about economic growth and human welfare that decision makers can most readily use but it has too often consisted of an overly technical, academic approach to the problem. Getting climate economics right is not about publishing the cleverest article of the year but rather about helping solve the dilemma of the century. The tasks ahead are daunting, and failure, unfortunately, is quite possible. Better approaches to climate economics will allow economists to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. This book analyzes potential paths for improvement.

Business & Money

Ackerman, Frank

Stanton, Elizabeth

Economics

Routledge

The Flawed Foundations of General Equilibrium Theory (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

This book, as the title suggests, explains how General equilibrium, the dominant conceptual framework in mainstream economics, describes a perfectly impossible world. Even with its counterfactual assumptions taken for granted, it fails on many levels. Under the impressive editorship of Ackerman and Nadal, this book will appeal to students and researchers in economics and related social science disciplines.

Nadal, Alejandro

Gallagher, Kevin P.

Microeconomics in Context challenges conventional approaches to the field by covering the physical and social/psychological factors influencing economic activities before introducing underlying principles. Unlike other titles, the authors present a broad look at economics in context, allowing students to connect their view of the real world with key economic concepts.
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<li>The authors highlight how goals and values shape people's decisions in all aspects of their lives, including on economic-related issues.</li>
<li>The text features coverage of all three types of economies: the business economy involving commercial firms; the public purpose economy focusing on government, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations (including international agencies); and the core economy of households and communities.</li>
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Microeconomics in Context (Preliminary Edition)

Nelson, Julie

Goodwin, Neva

Weisskopf, Thomas

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

Microeconomics in Context provides a thorough introduction to the principles of microeconomics, updated and broadened to reflect the economic realities of the 21st century. The text builds upon the strengths of standard, neoclassical economics, but takes into account environmental, institutional, political, psychological, ethical, and social issues often neglected in other introductory Principles textbooks. The authors introduce students to the standard topics and tools taught in most introductory courses, and to a broader and richer set of topics and tools.

Microeconomics in Context

Nelson, Julie A.

Cengage Learning'

Designed for one-semester use, this innovative, principles-level text takes a broad 'contextual' approach to economics - including serious consideration of ecological, feminist, and social concerns - while still including coverage of the standard microeconomic concepts and models. Unlike most microeconomics textbooks, which focus exclusively on markets and efficiency, this book starts with the question of human well-being and then examines how economic activities can contribute to, or detract from, well-being. It addresses such critical concerns as ecological sustainability, distributional equality, the quality of employment, and the adequacy of living standards.Like its companion volume, "Macroeconomics in Context", this text includes discussions of historical, institutional, political, and social factors that encourage students to engage with the subject matter. An Instructor's Resource Manual, Test Bank, and Student Study Guide are available on the authors' website for instructors who adopt the text.

The best guide yet to the practical aims and consequences of Reaganomics.--Philadelphia Enquirer

Reaganomics: Rhetoric vs. Reality

South End Press

Hazardous to Our Wealth: Economic Policies in the 1980s

This clear, readable primer on the economic debates of the 1980s is an invaluable tool for those seeking to understand the supply-side, military Keynesian, and monetary policies of the Reagan era and their continuing influence today. Its call for putting "people before profits" is a compelling rejoinder to the neo-Reaganism of the Clinton administration.

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Books by Ackerman, Frank

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Climate Economics (Routledge Studies in Ecological Economics)

The Flawed Foundations of General Equilibrium Theory (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

The Flawed Foundations of General Equilibrium Theory (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

Microeconomics in Context (Preliminary Edition)

Microeconomics in Context

Microeconomics in Context

Reaganomics: Rhetoric vs. Reality

Reaganomics: Rhetoric vs. Reality

Hazardous to Our Wealth: Economic Policies in the 1980s

Hazardous to Our Wealth: Economic Policies in the 1980s