Recapitulation Some Themes

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Recapitulation Some Themes

• Dave Ervin

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1. Theoretical and empirical research based on
neoclassical economics, as practiced, are
inadequate to understand human interactions with
the environment and rural areas.

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2. Attempts to find efficient static or dynamic
allocations for environmental and rural resources
are plagued by confusion about the roles of
efficiency and B/C analysis in policy work.
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3. Study environmental and rural problems in situ
to best understand their relationships with
social and economic systems.
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4. Acknowledge the limits of economics, e.g.,
taste (value) formation and change, and work with
other disciplines to relax them.