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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818890603321

Autore

Martinet Vincent <1979-, >

Titolo

Economic theory and sustainable development : what can we preserve for future generations? / / Vincent Martinet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-32618-9

1-280-68456-9

9786613661500

1-136-32619-7

0-203-12122-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 19

Disciplina

338.9/27

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Economic development - Forecasting

Human ecology

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

Introduction -- The sustainability issue in the economic literature -- The sustainability issue and sustainability concepts -- The economics of intertemporal decisions -- The emergence of sustainability criteria -- Some comments on key results -- and misleading interpretations -- What can we preserve for future generations? -- Invariance theories and sustainable development -- Invariance in growth theory -- Weak invariance : the viability approach -- What we can preserve for future generations -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Is development sustainable? When addressing the sustainability issue, decision-makers are faced with two challenges: taking into account conflicting issues, such as economic development and environmental preservation, while also ensuring intergenerational equity. Tackling these challenges amounts to deciding what should be bequeathed to future generations, especially in terms of natural resources.