The Economics of Nature and the Nature of Economics

A discussion of developments in the theory, concepts and empirical applications of ecological economics and sustainable development. The contributors are scholars in the field of ecological economics, and topics covered include: the contribution of classical economics to ecological economics; alternatives to the growth paradigm and indicators of natural resource scarcity; valuation in ecological economics and indicators of natural resource scarcity; case studies of sustainable development; critical reviews of the environmental Kuznets curve; and green national accounting.