The Economics of International Environmental Cooperation

The book looks at environmental issues calling for international cooperation, such as river management, transboundary air pollution, and climate. It analyses methods used to reduce free-riding in protecting the commons. Agreements considered successful – e.g. the Montreal Protocol – are contrasted with those – e.g. UNFCCC – that are less effective.

Tomasz ?ylicz served as Dean of the Department of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw. He was a visiting scholar in Colorado and Stockholm and has received several awards for his work. Tomasz ?ylicz is the founder of the Warsaw Ecological Economics Center.

Contents: The (e.g. international rivers) – Regional cooperation (including European acid rain, Baltic Sea eutrophication, etc.) – Protecting the global commons (ozone layer, global warming, biodiversity, etc.) – Cross-cutting issues (such as development assistance, trade vs. environment, capacity building, etc.).