The rare art traditions
Subtitle: the history of art collecting and its linked phenomena wherever these have appeared
By: Joseph Alsop.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Bollingen series ;; XXXV, 27; Bollingen series ;; 35, 27.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1982
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 691
Subjects: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- History; Art and society
Description: "Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming is a balanced and comprehensive analysis of the role of economics in confronting global warming, the central environmental issue of the twenty-first century. It avoids a technical exposition in order to reach a wide audience and is up to date in its theoretical and empirical underpinnings. It is addressed to all who have some knowledge of economic concepts and a serious interest in how economics can (and cannot) help in crafting climate policy. The book is organized around three central questions. First, can benefit-cost analysis guide us in setting warming targets? Second, what strategies and policies are cost-effective? Third, and most difficult, can a global agreement be forged between rich and poor, North and South? While economic concepts are foremost in the analysis, they are placed within an accessible ethical and political matrix. The book serves as a primer for the post-Kyoto era"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [615]-665.
"The Andrew W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts delivered at the National Gallery in 1978 were entirely based on this essay"--T.P. verso.
Includes index.