While some argue that trade liberalization has raised incomes and led to environmental protection in developing countries, others claim that it generates neither poverty reduction nor sustainability. The detailed case studies in this book demonstrate that neither interpretation is universally...

Economic valuation may be seen as a tool used when resolving conflicting choices and tradeoffs involving limited and competing resources. This book analyzes the various issues of economic valuation and covers the basic concepts and application of methodologies through case studies from all over...