Vogel, Joseph Henry, <br/><br/>
The economics of the Yasuní initiative :  climate change as if thermodynamics mattered / 
Joseph Henry Vogel ; foreword by Graciela Chichilnisky. 
 - 1 online resource (xxvi, 117 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
<br/><br/> Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 
<br/><br/>Thermodynamics: the language chosen defines the debate -- The tragedy of the commons: a class of problems that has no technical solution -- The willful ignorance of realpolitik: market failure or cost-shifting success? -- The general theory of second best: a rigorous justification for an intuitively just proposal -- Through the bottleneck of a cowboy economy: financing shovel-ready projects -- Conclusions: reason for hope and despair. 
<br/><br/> Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843318637 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental policy--Economic aspects.<br/>Environmental policy--Economic aspects--Ecuador.<br/>Climatic changes--Economic aspects.<br/>Greenhouse gas mitigation--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC79.E5  / V63 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.701