Classic Papers in Natural Resource Economics

"This volume is a source book of well-known and highly regarded papers dealing with the theory and practice of natural resource economics. The chapters span many facets of the discipline and give the reader informed insights into the complex issues involved in resource production, pricing, consumption and allocation. Written by resource economists, the papers in this volume probe, analyze and illuminate the central issues of the discipline. The volume is directed largely at an academic audience; specifically, it is intended as a supplementary textbook for a graduate course in natural resource economics. Also, it would be very useful to researchers, policy analysts and others with a good grounding in economic theory and some knowledge of quantitative methods."--Jacket.