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California is synonymous with opportunity, prosperity, and natural beauty, but climate change will certainly influence the state's future. Changes will affect the economy, natural resources, public health, agriculture, and the livelihoods of its residents. But how big is the risk? How will Californians adapt? What will it cost? This book is the first to ask and attempt to answer these and other questions so central to the long-term health of the state. While California is undeniably unique and diverse, the challenges it faces will be mirrored everywhere. This succinct and authoritative review

First published in 1998, this volume brings together contributions from leading economic analysts around the Pacific Basin, reporting on their research into three of the most important issues facing the region: trade, investment flows, and the environmental effects of economic growth. Each of these issues has important domestic and multilateral ramifications and the Pacific Basin's status as the world's most dynamic economic region makes this analysis relevant to policy makers and researchers in all countries. The collection is unusual in offering appraisals from economists representing the principal economies of the region. Among other contributions in the book are insights into the forces animating regional trade and investment, detailed assessment of leading East Asian economies such as those of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Singapore, and innovative research on economy-environment linkages

According to the authors, the Asia-Pacific region is the most dynamic region of the world economy. In the past three decades, this region has achieved growth rates that were considerably higher than those elsewhere. Using a ten-country calibrated general equilibrium (CGE) model, the authors assess the possible effects of the removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) on Pacific Basin economies. (DÜI-Sen)

"Modern society is currently facing a cascade of environmental crises. Moving forward, it will be the job of current and future generations to develop sound and creative approaches to addressing them. This book attempts to provide insight into the ways in which society can confront modern agricultural, environmental, and resource challenges. In particular, it provides an economic lens with which to examine and confront these issues. The first part of the book introduces a general economic framework that can be used to analyze these issues. Subsequent chapters rely on this framework to introduce and explain specific concepts in agricultural, environmental, and resource economics, including (but not limited to) non-renewable and renewable resource management, pesticide use, and climate change. The book develops quantitative tools that the readership can use to analyze and better understand the complexities of these challenges. Each chapter includes specific applications, and an accompanying Appendix includes a longer list of practice problems that can be brought into courses as exercises."

The robustness of alternative development strategies in responding to trade disruptions is investigated by applying the techniques of stochastic control to a computable general equilibrium model of Turkey. Three different objective functions -- growth, stabilization, & income distribution equalization -- & three different development strategies -- export expansion, agricultural development-led industrialization, & import-substitution -- are analyzed. Devaluation & tariff increases were found to be optimal responses to trade shocks independent of strategy or objective. Uniform adjustments were not optimal, but should be sectorally differentiated & shock- & objective-specific. Optimal responses tended to spread the adjustment process across instruments & time & required smaller changes than found in adjustment policies of the real world. Per capita household income was found to bear the brunt of the adjustment process under all strategies & objectives. The growth objective was the easiest to achieve while the income distribution objective required constant intervention. Strategy- & objective-specific generalizations are discussed. 6 Tables, 1 Appendix, 34 References. Adapted from the source document.