Ecological economics and the ecology of economics : essays in criticism

Author(s)

• Daly, Herman E.

Bibliographic Information

Ecological economics and the ecology of economics : essays in criticism

Herman E. Daly

E. Elgar, c1999

• : cased
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In this controversial book Herman Daly, a leading commentator on the environment, offers lively criticism of existing work on ecological economics and the economics of ecology. The theme throughout the book is about changes in perspective, attitudes and policies required to avoid uneconomic growth - that is, the impoverishment that results when the environmental and social costs of growth exceed the benefits.Key issues addressed include: growth economics misunderstandings of thermodynamics economic development and population globalization money humans in the ecosystem. >This major new book will be of interest to economists, ecologists, environmentalists, public policy scholars and activists as well as social philosophers.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction Part I: On the Roots of Error in Growth Economics Part II: On Some Specific Errors in Growth Economics Part III: On Economists' Misunderstanding of Thermodynamics Part IV: On Economic Development and Population Part V: On Globalization as Growth Economics' Last Gasp Part VI: On Money Part VII: On Purpose Index

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Details

• NCID: BA42241641
• ISBN:
  • 185898968X
  • 1840641096
• LCCN: 98053414
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 191 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HC79.E5
  • DC21 : 333.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Environmental economics