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The economics of sustainability is much more complex than the neoclassical (Newtonian) economic approach to economic efficiency. Forest resources provide the ideal starting point for the economic analysis of sustainability. This book provides a systematic critique of neoclassical economic approaches and their limitations with respect to sustainability. Leading economists from different streams of economics discuss key economic aspects of sustainability and sustainable forest management including complexity, ethical issues, consumer choice theory, intergenerational equity, non-convexities, and multiple equilibria. This is the book which integrates different streams of economics - complexity theory, behavioral economics, post-Keynesian consumer choice theory, social choice theory, and non-convexities - and suggests the main features of Post-Newtonian economics.
List of Figures and Tables. About the Contributors. Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Sustainability, Economics, and Forest Management; Shashi Kant & R. Albert Berry. Part one: Complexity, Ethics, and The Economics of Sustainable Forest Management. 2. Complexity, Muddling Through, and Sustainable Forest Management; David Colander. 3. Inter-temporal Ethics, Modern Capital Theory and the Economics of Sustainable Forest Management; M. Ali Khan. Part two: Consumer Choice Theory and The Economics of Sustainable Forest Management. 4. Post-Keynesian Consumer Choice Theory for the Economics of Sustainable Forest Management; Marc Lavoie. 5. Behavioral Economics and Sustainable Forest Management; Jack L. Knetsch. 6. How Sustainable is Discounting?; Colin Price. Part three: Social Choice Theory and the Economics of Sustainable Forest Management. 7. Intergenerational Equity and the Forest Management Problem; Tapan Mitra. 8. Can Stock-specific Sustainability Constraints be justified?; Geir B. Asheim & Wolfgang Buchholz. Part four: Non-linearities, Multiple Equilibria and the Economics of sustainable forest management. 9. Complexities of Dynamic Forest Management Policies; J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. 10. Non-linearities, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Forest Management; Jeffrey R. Vincent & Matthew D. Potts. 11. Joint Forest Management: Experience and Modeling; Milindo Chakrabarti, Samar K. Dutta, E. Lance Howe & Jeffrey B. Nugent. Part five: Epilogue. 12. Post-Newtonian Economics and Sustainable Forest Management; Shashi Kant. Index.
From the reviews:"This book is very different from other literature regarding 'sustainability'. ! consists of 12 chapters covering a variety of perspectives on 'sustainability' in forest management. ! an excellent effort in terms of providing a broader picture of economics and its applications to sustainability. ! I would suggest that all economists and other professionals and practitioners who believe that the dominant contemporary economic paradigm is too narrow should read this book." (Yaoqi Zhang, International Forestry Review, Vol. 8, December, 2006)
