Ecological Economics and the Ecology of Economics: Essays in Criticism

Rating:
Summary: Good but a little dated, mushy.
Review: Most of these essays appeared in the 1980s and 1990s. They were iconoclastic for their time, but -- perhaps because they had an impact -- seem somewhat dated today, after Seattle 1999, 9/11/01, etc. Perhaps that's an unfair critique; a newer edition might include new introductory and concluding chapters that situate these papers more in the historical context.

Analytics are not the strength of these essays, they would not pass muster in the AER or JLEO; their strength is in raising points of view omitted elsewhere. Some people don't find that useful, and admittedly some of the essays are too wordy -- could be cut in half or more -- but if you enjoy iconoclastic thinking you'll enjoy these.