A concise introduction to sustainability economics, this international study bridges the gap between disciplines such as environmental science and optimal growth theory, and points to practical ways of assessing and enhancing the long-term environmental and economic sustainability of our economies.
A concise introduction to sustainability economics, this international study bridges the gap between disciplines such as environmental science and opt...
This textbook takes a truly international approach towards agricultural economics, uniting many different perspectives on the subject and providing insight into agriculture in general, and into how practical farming works in particular. The book is laced throughout with real world examples and other pedagogical features.
Topics covered are wide-ranging and include:
world food production and population
the food chain and food safety
non-foods derived from farming
land and soil issues
arable and animal production and...
This textbook takes a truly international approach towards agricultural economics, uniting many different perspectives on the subject and providing...
This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance. The presentation of financial economics discusses how the credit needs of farmer/borrowers are met by depositors through commercial banks. The financial management content presents methods used to make farm financial decisions including farm accounting, capital budgeting, and the analysis of risk.
The textbook begins by developing the farm financial market focusing primarily on the market for debt. Next, the textbook presents an overview of accounting concepts important for the credit market....
This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance. The presentation of financial economics discusses how...
It is an unfortunate truth that our oceans offer valuable resources that are too often used unsustainably. Time and again this is due to the failure of international law to provide a framework for adequate governance. "Economics of the Oceans" examines this issue and provides a comprehensive study of ocean uses from the perspectives of law and economics.
Themes covered in the book include ocean governance, the economics of oceanic resource exploitation, offshore oil, coral reefs, shipwrecks and maritime piracy. Analytical techniques such as basic game theory, environmental economics of...
It is an unfortunate truth that our oceans offer valuable resources that are too often used unsustainably. Time and again this is due to the failur...
Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and globalization, with increased vertical integration and changes to market structure. Companies grow bigger in order to obtain economies of scale and issues and such as food security, quality, obesity and health are ever important factors. This book describes the link between food markets and food companies from a theoretical and a business economics perspective.
Food and food markets still enjoy a pivotal role in the world economy and the international food industry is moving towards greater consolidation and ...
This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.
Central to the text are agricultural marketing problems such as the allocation of production between competing products (such as fresh and frozen markets), spatial competition, interregional trade, optimal storage, and price discrimination.
Topics covered will be useful to students who expect to have careers such as food processing management, food sector buying or selling, restaurant management, supermarket management, marketing/advertising, risk management, and...
This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.
This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development. The authors define wealth as all assets net of liabilities that can contribute to well-being, and they provide examples of many forms of capital - physical, financial, human, natural, social, and others. They propose a conceptual framework for rural wealth creation that considers how multiple forms of wealth provide opportunities for rural development, and how development strategies affect the dynamics of wealth. They also provide a new accounting framework for measuring wealth stocks and flows....
This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development. The authors define wealth as all assets net of liabi...
This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development. The authors define wealth as all assets net of liabilities that can contribute to well-being, and they provide examples of many forms of capital - physical, financial, human, natural, social, and others. They propose a conceptual framework for rural wealth creation that considers how multiple forms of wealth provide opportunities for rural development, and how development strategies affect the dynamics of wealth. They also provide a new accounting framework for measuring wealth stocks and flows....
This book investigates the role of wealth in achieving sustainable rural economic development. The authors define wealth as all assets net of liabi...
