03271nam 2200757 450 991046557010332120200520144314.00-262-32092-40-262-52969-60-262-32091-640023995327(CKB)3710000000217867(EBL)3339845(OCoLC)887802786(SSID)ssj0001290495(PQKBManifestationID)12488489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001290495(PQKBWorkID)11236097(PQKB)11600895(MiAaPQ)EBC3339845(OCoLC)887802786(OCoLC)894996462(OCoLC)959869510(OCoLC)961543929(OCoLC-P)887802786(MaCbMITP)9880(Au-PeEL)EBL3339845(CaPaEBR)ebr10907617(CaONFJC)MIL637231(EXLCZ)99371000000021786720140826h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCollision course endless growth on a finite planet /Kerryn HiggsCambridge, Massachusetts ;London, England :The MIT Press,2014.©20141 online resource (411 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-05980-2 0-262-02773-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; I Growth and Its Challengers; 1 Economic Growth: Origins; 2 Economic Growth: Perceptions; 3 The Limits to Growth Debate: Precursors and Beginnings; 4 The Limits to Growth and Its Critics; II Chasing Growth; 5 Growth and Consumerism; 6 The Rise of Free Market Fundamentalism; 7 "Development" and Globalization: Exporting Growth; 8 Growth and "Sustainable Development"; 9 Growth and Its Outcomes for the Poor; III Persuading the People; 10 Propaganda: "Business Finds Its Voice"; 11 Sleight of the Invisible Hand12 The Free Market Assault on Environmental Science13 International Brakes on Environmental Priorities; IV In Conclusion; 14 The Limits to Growth after Forty Years; 15 Conclusion: The Planet and the Pie; Appendix: Selected Critics of Growth, 2013; Notes; References; IndexThe story behind the reckless promotion of economic growth despite its disastrous consequences for life on the planet.Economic history1971-1990Economic history1990-Economic developmentMoral and ethical aspectsEconomic policyMoral and ethical aspectsFree enterpriseSustainable developmentElectronic books.Economic historyEconomic historyEconomic developmentMoral and ethical aspects.Economic policyMoral and ethical aspects.Free enterprise.Sustainable development.330.9Higgs Kerryn1946-863737MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465570103321Collision course1927840UNINA