{"product_id":"an-economists-guide-to-environmentalism-by-jordan-k-lofthouse-9781538189856","title":"An Economist's Guide to Environmentalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplains how economics can be used to solve an array of environmental issues from endangered species to global warming.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany species are threatened with extinction and landscapes are being destroyed. Water is becoming increasingly scarce, harming ecological systems and human societies. Perhaps the most pressing environmental problem is human-caused climate change. What causes these problems, and what can we do about them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAn Economist’s Guide to Environmentalism\u003c\/em\u003e, Jordan K. Lofthouse demonstrates how the field of economics can explain the rise of environmental problems and offers a framework to evaluate the vast array of potential solutions. Lofthouse assembles a “toolkit” of easy-to-understand economic concepts and then applies those tools to a variety of environmental problems. These tools include incentives, constraints, trade-offs, unintended consequences, institutional analysis, and more. The examples in this book highlight how environmental issues often stem from poorly defined or poorly enforced property rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLofthouse argues for novel solutions such as assigning property rights to wildlife on the verge of extinction, private approaches to land conservation, and the implementation of water markets. Addressing global-scale problems like climate change requires the innovative and entrepreneurial discoveries of many different people in governments, markets, and civil society. Readers of this book will discover new opportunities and a refreshing, practical approach to protecting the planet through the insights of economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455516360940,"sku":"9781538189856","price":66.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81d2P2xl2nL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774777514","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/an-economists-guide-to-environmentalism-by-jordan-k-lofthouse-9781538189856","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}