RFF has always recognized that environmental issues have both local and global implications. Classic books in this collection include detailed investigations of population and economic growth, the role of natural resource information in economic development, the role of women in developing economies, and the use and protection of land in tropical as well as Antarctic settings.
The RFF Library Collection brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues. The Collection offers individuals and institutions the most classic and relevant literature across a range of environmental issues.
By Ronald G. Ridker
January 19, 2011
First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Ruth B. Dixon-Mueller
January 19, 2011
First Published in 2011. This study is Volume I of the Global Environment and Development 7 volume set. One of the most promising areas identified in the initial study was female labor-force participation. If good jobs at decent wages were offered to women, particularly those living in rural areas...
By Michael Nelson
January 19, 2011
First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Deborah Shapley
January 19, 2011
First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
By Robert Repetto
January 19, 2011
This book briefly reviews sociological, economic, and demographic literature pertaining to the relationship between income and fertility in developed and developing countries. He presents a conceptual framework to examine how fertility responds to changes in the distribution of household income. ...
By Raymond F Mikesell
January 19, 2011
Raymond F. Mikesell deals with sources of conflict between private foreign investors and the governments of developing countries. He concludes that government ownership and control will expand and that foreign investors are most likely to become sellers of their special services rather than remain ...
By Raymond F Mikesell
January 19, 2011
This book discusses the problems of developing quality information on the availability of natural resources. Originally published in 1969...
