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Higgs Kerryn <1946-> |
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Collision course : endless growth on a finite planet / / Kerryn Higgs |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-32092-4 |
0-262-52969-6 |
0-262-32091-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (411 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic history - 1971-1990 |
Economic history - 1990- |
Economic development - Moral and ethical aspects |
Economic policy - Moral and ethical aspects |
Free enterprise |
Sustainable development |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; I Growth and Its Challengers; 1 Economic Growth: Origins; 2 Economic Growth: Perceptions; 3 The Limits to Growth Debate: Precursors and Beginnings; 4 The Limits to Growth and Its Critics; II Chasing Growth; 5 Growth and Consumerism; 6 The Rise of Free Market Fundamentalism; 7 "Development" and Globalization: Exporting Growth; 8 Growth and "Sustainable Development"; 9 Growth and Its Outcomes for the Poor; III Persuading the People; 10 Propaganda: "Business Finds Its Voice"; 11 Sleight of the Invisible Hand |
12 The Free Market Assault on Environmental Science13 International Brakes on Environmental Priorities; IV In Conclusion; 14 The Limits to Growth after Forty Years; 15 Conclusion: The Planet and the Pie; Appendix: Selected Critics of Growth, 2013; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The story behind the reckless promotion of economic growth despite its disastrous consequences for life on the planet. |
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