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UNINA9910483235903321 |
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Autore |
Roos Michael |
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Titolo |
Climate Economics : A Call for More Pluralism And Responsibility / / by Michael Roos, Franziska M. Hoffart |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2021.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XI, 170 p. 8 illus.) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Studies in Sustainability, Environment and Macroeconomics, , 2635-263X |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental economics |
Schools of economics |
Science - Philosophy |
Environmental Economics |
Heterodox Economics |
Philosophy of Science |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Importance of Climate Change in Economics -- Chapter 3: Mainstream Climate Economics -- Chapter 4: What is Problematic about Mainstream Climate Economics? -- Chapter 5: Why We Do Not Have More Pluralism -- Chapter 6: Climate Change and Responsibility -- Chapter 7: Concluding Thoughts. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a philosophical critique of the economics of climate change from both an ethical and philosophy of economics perspective. Mitigating climate change is not so much a scientific problem, but rather a political, social and above all an economic problem. A future without greenhouse gas emissions requires a radical transformation towards a sustainable low-carbon economy and society. How this transformation could be achieved raises numerous economic questions. Many of these questions remain untouched, although economists are equipped with a suitable toolkit and expertise. This book argues that economists have a social responsibility to carry out more research on |
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how global warming could be stopped and that, ultimately, economic analysis of climate change must be a political economic approach that treats the economy as part of a wider social system. This approach will be of interest to policy makers, educators, students and researchersin support of more pluralism in economic research and teaching. |
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