Evolutionary Economics and Environmental Policy

Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, ICREA Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain and Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, Albert Faber, formerly Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), The Hague, Annemarth M. Idenburg, Trendbureau Overijssel and Frans H. Oosterhuis, Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Evolutionary Economics 3. Environmental Policy and Transition Management from an Evolutionary Perspective 4. Evolutionary Policy for Energy Innovations 5. Case Studies 6. Summary and Conclusions References Index

'In distinguishing their analysis from neo-classical economics and its focus on representative agents, the authors of this book make a strong case for the role of diversity in explaining energy and environment-related technological innovation. By presenting their case with elegance and insight they also make a strong case for a diversity of approaches within environmental economics itself. While many economists could disagree with some of the conclusions drawn, after reading this volume, most would agree that "evolutionary economics" has much to bring to the economic analysis of environmental policy.'