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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781374603321

Titolo

From bioeconomics to degrowth : Georgescu-Roegen's "new economics" in eight essays / / edited by Mauro Bonaiuti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-82215-1

1-283-10433-4

9786613104335

1-136-82216-X

0-203-83041-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ecological economics From bioeconomics to degrowth

Altri autori (Persone)

BonaiutiMauro

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Environmental economics

Sustainable development

Entropy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Georgescu-Roegen, the man and scientist; 1 The Entropy Law and the economic problem (1970); 2 Energy and economic myths (1972); 3 The steady state and ecological salvation (1977): A thermodynamic analysis; 4 Inequality, limits and growth from a bioeconomic viewpoint (1978); 5 Energy analysis and economic valuation (1979); 6 Bioeconomics and ethics (1983); 8 Quo vadis Homo sapiens sapiens? (1989): A Query; Conclusion: From Bioeconomics to Degrowth; Notes; Correspondence; Georgescu-Roegen's books and papers

General bibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

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