Climate Change and Common Sense: Essays in Honour of Tom Schelling
- ISBN-10
- 0199692874
- ISBN-13
- 9780199692873
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01-26
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Thomas C. Schelling
Description
An overview of the fundamental political and economic processes driving climate change policy that highlights the work of Nobel Laureate Tom Schelling. It identifies the institutional arrangements needed to design more effective policy and examines the ethical arguments that are critical to understanding and framing the climate debate.
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