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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791126903321

Autore

Hoeschele Wolfgang

Titolo

The economics of abundance : a political economy of freedom, equity, and sustainability / / Wolfgang Hoeschele

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-61589-4

1-317-03466-X

1-317-03465-1

1-283-14881-1

9786613148810

0-566-08941-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Gower green economics and sustainable growth series

Disciplina

338.5/21

Soggetti

Scarcity

Supply and demand

Environmental economics

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Gower book"--cover.

First published 2010 by Gower Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The production of scarcity -- pt. 2. Paths towards abundance.

Sommario/riassunto

The author argues that, by analyzing how scarcity-generating institutions work and then reforming or dismantling them, we can enhance individual freedom and support entrepreneurial initiative, and at the same time make progress toward social justice and environmental sustainability by reducing demands on vital resources. This vision would enable activists in many fields (social justice, civil liberties, and environmental protection), as well as many entrepreneurs and other members of civil society to work together much more effectively, make it more difficult to portray all these groups as dis