LEADER 04341nam 22006494a 450 001 9910820918803321 005 20240516202920.0 010 $a1-280-94705-5 010 $a9786610947058 010 $a0-8135-3939-0 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813539393 035 $a(CKB)1000000000466576 035 $a(EBL)966958 035 $a(OCoLC)799766948 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000148312 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11154167 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000148312 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10224795 035 $a(PQKB)11791013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC966958 035 $a(OCoLC)76892053 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21299 035 $a(DE-B1597)529471 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813539393 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL966958 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10146785 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL94705 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000466576 100 $a20050714d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe environmental endgame $emainstream economics, ecological disaster, and human survival /$fRobert L. Nadeau 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-3812-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe making of the godgame -- Godgames at the Pentagon -- A new view of nature -- The amazing gift of language -- The gods of the soulless machine -- The god with the invisible hand -- A green thumb on the invisible hand -- An unnatural religion -- The endgame. 330 $aFor decades, scholars have warned of an impending global environmental crisis. Yet politicians, particularly in the United States, have consistently shown that they are not taking the threat seriously. Initiatives aimed at protecting the planet are commonly seen as belonging to a category unto themselves-the preserve of scientists and environmental enthusiasts. In this groundbreaking book, Robert L. Nadeau warns that we have moved menacingly close to a global environmental catastrophe and that to evade this fate we must stop drawing a distinction between issues that are "environmental" or "scientific" and those that reside in the sphere of "real life." Although scientists have attempted to bring ecological concerns to the forefront of global issues, problems are rarely communicated in ways that can be readily understood by those outside the scientific community. Bringing together perspectives from a variety of disciplines, including economics, politics, biology, and the history of science, The Environmental Endgame articulates the concerns of scientists in a way that they become the real-life, tangible concerns of people around the world. Nadeau asserts that we have entered a new phase of human history that cannot be one of separation and division but must be one of cooperation and mutual goals. Nadeau demonstrates that our current governmental and financial institutions, based on neoclassical economics, lack the mechanisms for implementing viable solutions to large-scale crises. Such steps cannot be taken without moving beyond the power politics of the nation-state system. The book concludes with a call to view the natural world as part of humanity, not separate from it. This unifying worldview would be a catalyst for implementing the international government organizations necessary to resolving the crisis. The Environmental Endgame is an ambitious and timely book that will change the way we think about our economy, our government, and the environment. It should be read by everyone who cares about the pervasive neglect and abuse of planet Earth and wants to know what can be done about it. 606 $aEnvironmental policy$xInternational cooperation 606 $aEnvironmental responsibility 615 0$aEnvironmental policy$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aEnvironmental responsibility. 676 $a304.2/8 686 $aQT 200$2rvk 700 $aNadeau$b Robert$f1944-$0200607 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820918803321 996 $aThe environmental endgame$93924315 997 $aUNINA