Emerging Science  Ecological Economics

How do we allocate scarce resources to create alternative desirable ends? Details

 
 

Program: Emerging Science

Episode: Ecological Economics

With the recent failings of our financial system, new economic models need to be considered. Bob Costanza and Jon Erickson from the University of Vermont?s Gund Institute explain the concepts of ecological economics. This is a different framework to answer the age-old economic question: how do we allocate scarce resources to create alternative desirable ends?

Duration: (26:41)
Premiere Date: 02/09/2010
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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