Sustainable Economic Development Resources, Environment, and Institutions [Hardcover]

Sustainable Economic Development: Resources, Environment, and Institutions?presents 25 articles that lay the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design. The editors mix broad thematic papers with focused micro-papers, balancing theories with policy designs. The book begins with two sections on sustainable development principles and practice and on specific settings where sustainable development is practiced. Two more sections illuminate institutions, governance, and political economy. Additional sections cover sustainable development and agriculture, and risk and economic security, including disaster management. This rich source of information should appeal to any institution involved in development work, and to development practitioners grappling with an array of difficult on-the-ground developmental challenges.

• Analyzes policies that move markets and resource use patterns towards achieving sustainability
• Articles are kaleidoscopic in scope and creativity
• Authors embody extraordinary diversity and qualifications

I. Introduction and Synthesis

1. Principles and Practice of Sustainable Development Analysis: Overview and Synthesis 2. Reflections on the Foundations of Development Policy Analysis

II. Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development 3. Scarcity, Security and Sustainable Development 4. The Economics of Fossil Fuels and Pollution 5. Groundwater Economics 6. Optimal Joint Management of Interdependent Resources: Groundwater vs. Kiawe (Prosopis pallida) 7. Win-Win Solutions for Restoration and Maize Farming: A Case Study of Nan, Thailand

8. The Role of InstitutionlÃç