But will the planet notice?
Subtitle: how smart economics can save the world
By: Gernot Wagner
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780809052073
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources; Government policy; Environmental policy; Citizen participation
Description: "You are one of seven billion people on Earth. Whatever you or I do personally- eat tofu in a Hummer or hamburgers in a Prius- the planet doesn't notice. In our confrontation with climate change, species preservation, and a planet going off the cliff, it is what several billion people do that makes a difference. The solution? It isn't science, politics, or activism. It's smarter economics."--[book jacket].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cue the economists; title: Doing nothing; title: All-or-nothing conservation; title: Fewer fish, more dough; title: Curious company kept; title: Mind versus matter; title: Cars (and planes); title: Bright idea; title: A billion polluters; title: Market morals.