Economic Models of Material-Product Chains for Environmental Policy Analysis

A theoretical and empirical contribution to the quest for sustainability and environmental quality. The book examines the physical and economic aspects of flows of materials and products, as well as the policies and strategies designed to reduce the related resource depletion and environmental pollution. The ‘material-product chain' concept forms a general framework, defined as a system of linked flows of materials and products that support the provision of a certain service. Various econom...