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Prosperity without growth [Elektronisk resurs] : economics for a finite planet
Böcker. London : Earthscan. 2009.
In this ground-breaking book, Tim Jackson, an advisor to the UK Government, acknowledges that society faces a profound dilemma: economic growth is unsustainable; but 'de-growth' - or economic contraction - is unstable. The prevailing 'escape route' from this dilemma is to try and 'decouple' economic activity from its impacts. But there is no evidence at all that this is working. Global resource consumption is still rising (in some cases faster than GDP). Meeting climate change targets will require reductions in carbon intensity two orders of magnitude higher than anything achieved historically
Contents; Acknowledgements; Forewords; Chapter 1 Prosperity Lost; Chapter 2 The Age of Irresponsibility; Chapter 3 Redefining Prosperity; Chapter 4 The Dilemma of Growth; Chapter 5 The Myth of Decoupling; Chapter 6 The 'Iron Cage' of Consumerism; Chapter 7 Keynesianism and the 'Green New Deal'; Chapter 8 Ecological Macro₋economics; Chapter 9 Flourishing⁻Within Limits; Chapter 10 Governance for Prosperity; Chapter 11 The Transition to a Sustainable Economy; Chapter 12 A Lasting Prosperity; Appendices; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Notes; References
Index
Electronic reproduction.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9781844078943
- Titel
- Prosperity without growth [Elektronisk resurs] : economics for a finite planet
- Författare
- Jackson, Tim - Ebooks Corporation.
- Förlag
- London : Earthscan
- Utgivningsår
- 2009
