Environmental economics and ecological economics: The contribution of interdisciplinarity to understanding, influence and effectiveness

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-150

  Beder, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

ecological economics; environmental economics; environmental solutions; interdisciplinary progress; neoclassical economics; political influence

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRESS; NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS; POLITICAL INFLUENCE;

COMMERCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ECONOMICS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARADIGM SHIFT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL POWER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE ROLE;

EID: 79959194162     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S037689291100021X     Document Type: Article

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