Ecological economics and the ecology of economics : essays in criticism
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Bibliographic Information
Ecological economics and the ecology of economics : essays in criticism
E. Elgar, c1999
- : cased
- : pbk
Available at 57 libraries
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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