Includes bibliographical references. Balisacan, A. M., Chakravorty, U., & Ravago, M. L. V. (Eds.). (2015). Sustainable economic development : Resources, environment, and institutions. Oxford : Academic Press.

Section I: Introduction and Synthesis Chapter 1: The Principles and Practice of Sustainable Economic Development: Overview and Synthesis by Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Arsenio M. Balisacan and Ujjayant Chakravorty Chapter 1.1 Introduction Chapter 1.2 Resource Management and Sustainable Development Chapter 1.3 Institutions, Governance and Political Economy Chapter 1.4 The Nature, Causes, and Consequences of Agricultural Development Policy Chapter 1.5 Development, Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction Chapter 1.6 Conclusion Chapter 2 Reflections on the Foundations of Development Policy Analysis by James A. Roumasset Chapter 2.1 Introduction Chapter 2.1.1 The Four Stages of Research in Development Economics Chapter 2.1.2 The Nature-Causes-Consequences Paradigm for Development Policy Analysis Chapter 2.2 Behavioral Foundations for Agricultural Development Policy Chapter 2.2.1 Toward Fundamental Explanations of Farm-Household Behavior Chapter 2.2.2 Modern Trends in Empirical Analysis Chapter 2.3 Organizational Foundations for Development Policy Analysis (The New Institutional Economics) Chapter 2.3.1 Examples of Non-Fundamental Explanations Chapter 2.3.2 From the Coase Theorem to Fundamental Explanations of Agrarian Contracts Chapter 2.3.3 Assumptions, Levels of Analysis, and Categorical Versus Non-Categorical Theories Chapter 2.3.4 Toward a Unified Version of the New Institutional Economics Chapter 2.3.5 More on Big Versus Small Farms Chapter 2.3.6 The Economics of the Third-Best:A Constitutional Approach to Governing Rent-Seeking Chapter 2.4 Modern Theories of Market and Institutional Failure: Shocks, Traps, Nets, and Ladders Chapter 2.5 The Anatomy of Specialization Chapter 2.6 Black-Hole Economics Chapter 2.6.1 Prohibition of Alcohol and Drugs Chapter 2.6.2 Illegal Immigration Chapter 2.6.3 Abortion and Prostitution Chapter 2.6.4 Bans and Subsides: Parastatals, Renewable Energy, and Sustainability Chapter 2.6.5 The Role of the Economist Section II: Resources, Environment, and Sustainable Development Chapter 3 Scarcity, Security, and Sustainable Development by Lee H. Endress Chapter 3.1 Introduction Chapter 3.2 Scarcity and Security Chapter 3.3 Sustainable Development: What is it Anyway? Chapter 3.4 Trilogies, Triads, and Triangles Chapter 3.4.1 Positive Sustainability and the Three Pillars Chapter 3.4.2 Public Policy: Prosustainability or Not? Chapter 3.5 Research Opportunities Chapter 3.6 Thoughts on Economic Diplomacy and Education References Chapter 4 The Economics of Fossil Fuels and Pollution by Ujjayanp Chakravorty and Yazhen Gong Chapter

Sustainable Economic Development: Resources, Environment, and Institutions presents 25 articles that lay the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design. The editors mix broad thematic papers with focused micro-papers, balancing theories with policy designs. The book begins with two sections on sustainable development principles and practice and on specific settings where sustainable development is practiced. Two more sections illuminate institutions, governance, and political economy. Additional sections cover sustainable development and agriculture, and risk and economic security, including disaster management. This rich source of information should appeal to any institution involved in development work, and to development practitioners grappling with an array of difficult on-the-ground developmental challenges. * Analyzes policies that move markets and resource use patterns towards achieving sustainability* Articles are kaleidoscopic in scope and creativity* Authors embody extraordinary diversity and qualifications Review: "If we are to understand the impact of public policy on sustainable economic development and poverty reduction, we must likewise understand the structure of the economy and its institutions. The illustrious authors of this volume contribute to this mission by providing an integrated vision of an economy's natural resources, institutions of governance, and especially its agricultural and rural development." --His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of Republic of the Philippines.