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BL
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| Record Number
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593022
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GBA933850b422241
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| Main Entry
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Mendelsohn, Robert O.,1952-
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| Title & Author
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Climate change and agriculture : : an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects /\ Robert Mendelsohn and Ariel Dinar.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, c2009.
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| Series Statement
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New horizons in environmental economics
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| Page. NO
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vii, 246 p. :: ill., col. maps ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9781847206701 (hbk.)
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: 1847206700 (hbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The role of climate in agricultural production -- Literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture -- The Ricardian method -- Modeling adaptation to climate change -- Structural Ricardian models -- Ricardian analyses of aggregate data -- Ricardian models of individual farms -- Adaptation studies -- Structural Ricardian studies -- Summary of results -- Policy implications and future research needs.
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| Abstract
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This text features a study which examines 22 countries across four continents including both developed and developing economies. It looks at the impact of climate change on agriculture and provides a good analytical basis for additional work.
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| Subject
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Agriculture-- Environmental aspects-- Developing countries.
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Agriculture-- Economic aspects-- Developing countries.
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Climatic changes-- Environmental aspects-- Developing countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.14091724
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| LC Classification
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S589.75.M46 2009
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| Added Entry
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Dinar, Ariel,1947-
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