Environment and Development: Essays in Honour of Dr U. Sankar - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9351506495 ISBN 13: 9789351506492

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Grounded in current issues and constraints, this book focuses on valuing environmental degradation, green economic growth, trade–environment linkage, climate change, health outcome efficiency and public works programmes.

Can the ‘impressive’ growth rates registered by the Indian economy last in the long run? If so, are they inclusive of the key dimensions of well-being? Can the balance between India’s demand for and supply of natural capital make the country an ecological debtor? This volume, in honour of Professor U. Sankar, addresses such significant debates and provides policy initiatives to tackle these issues.

This book argues that sustainable development as a long-term objective demands a paradigm shift in the approach to viewing ecology and that sustainability has to be assessed in terms of economic, social and environmental outcomes.

About this title

About the Author:

K.R. Shanmugam is a faculty member of Madras School of Economics since its inception in 1995. He is a member of Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the CMPA, MoEF and GIZ. He is also a non-officio member of Central Direct Taxes Advisory Committee; non-officio member of State Planning Board of Government of Pondicherry; member of various committees of Government of Tamil Nadu; Academic Council Member of Central University of Tamil Nadu and Indian Institute of Finance. He held the position of Treasurer of Indian Econometric Society during 2001–06.

Review:

The book has done justice to the objective for which it was set out...the beautiful collection of essays will also encourage the readers to delve deeper into the work of Professor Sankar.

Author: South Asia Economic Journal, Source: Volume 17 (Issue 2), September 2016

This book, a tribute to the environment economist U. Sankar, elaborates on a range of environmental and development concerns that are specific to India...[The book] is a celebration of his teachings by a group of environmental economists. These environmental economists have specialized in different areas within the discipline. 

Author: Frontline, Source: 17 February 2017

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9351506495
• ISBN 13: 9789351506492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 511
• Editor: Shanmugam K. R., Kavi Kumar K. S.