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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798389103321

Titolo

A future beyond growth : towards a steady state economy / / edited by Haydn Washington and Paul Twomey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-66751-7

1-317-35834-1

1-317-35833-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TwomeyPaul

WashingtonHaydn <1955->

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Stagnation (Economics)

Economic development - Environmental aspects

Sustainable development

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 at the end of the chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowlegements; Foreword: Setting things straight for the steady state; Introduction: Why the growth economy is broken; SECTION 1 Population: the heresy of numbers; 1 A population perspective on the steady state economy; 2 Population: better not bigger; 3 Nine population strategies to stop short of 9 billion; 4 Choosing a planet of life; SECTION 2 Throughput and consumerism: a key elephant in the room; 5 Re-engineering cultures to create a sustainable civilization

6 Sustainable business: what should it be? Circular economy and the 'business of subversion'7 Peak mining: stepping down from high resource use; SECTION 3 Key aspects of a steady state economy; 8 What is the steady state economy?; 9 The physical pathway to a steady state economy; 10 Relating the steady state economy to the green, circular and blue economies; 11 Sustainable, equitable, secure: getting there?; 12 The Genuine Progress Indicator: an indicator to guide the transition to a steady state economy; 13 Capitalism and the steady state: uneasy



bedfellows

SECTION 4 Ethics and a message from the future14 Sustainable development vs. sustainable biosphere; 15 A message from the future about the steady state economy; SECTION 5 Policy for change; 16 Degrowth as a transition strategy; 17 Strategies for transition to a future beyond growth; Conclusion: The endless growth myth: simplicity and complexity; Index