"For much of its history, human population growth increased at a glacial pace. The demographic rate only soared about 200 years ago, climaxing in the period 1950-2000. In that 50-year span, the population grew more than it had in the previous 5000 years. Though these raw numbers are impressive,...

"Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming is a balanced and comprehensive analysis of the role of economics in confronting global warming, the central environmental issue of the twenty-first century. It avoids a technical exposition in order to reach a wide audience and is up to date in its...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and a Road Map -- Scope and Focus -- Motivation and Audience -- Structure -- 1 Climate Change -- The Science -- The International Policy Response -- References -- 2 The Role of Benefit Cost in Climate Policy...