Rethinking macroeconomics for sustainability [[electronic resource] /] / Alejandro Nadal

• Autore: Nadal Egea Alejandro
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetto topico: Macroeconomics - Philosophy; Environmental policy - Economic aspects; Sustainable development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the author; Box, figures and tables; Box; Figures; Tables; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 | Macroeconomics and the environment; Introduction; 1.1 Annual GDP rate of growth, 1950-98; Growth after the Second World War; table 1.1 Annual GDP rate of growth, 1950-98; 1.1 The invisible hand: metaphor or scientific result?; Box 1.1 The invisible hand: metaphor or scientific result?; Growth: friend or foe?; Concluding remarks; 2 | The macroeconomic policy connection; Introduction; Macroeconomics: evolutionary paths; Macroeconomic policy and the environment ; Key issues for environmental macroeconomics Concluding remarks; Appendix I: The IS-LM model and the environment; 2.1 The IS-LM model; Figure 2.1 The IS-LM model; 2.2 Macroeconomic policy in the IS-LM model; Figure 2.2 Macroeconomic policy in the IS-LM model; 2.3 Environmental equilibrium in the IS-LM model; Figure 2.3 Environmental equilibrium in the IS-LM model; 3 | Macroeconomic policies and climate change; Introduction; Climate-change costs: how big a problem?; 3.1 UNFCCC estimates of adaptation costs; table 3.1 UNFCCC estimates of adaptation costs ; 3.2 UNFCCC estimates of mitigation costs, 2030 table 3.2 UNFCCC estimates of mitigation costs, 2030; Macroeconomic policies in the IPCC's AR 4; Macroeconomic policies and climate change; Concluding remarks; 4 | The Green Economy Initiative; Introduction; The Green Economy Initiative; Sector-level analysis and macroeconomic policy constraints; Concluding remarks; 5 | Latin American focus; Introduction; Import substitution as a development strategy; 5.1 Growth rates in GDP per capita: selected countries in Latin America ; table 5.1 Growth rates in GDP per capita: selected countries in Latin America Neoliberalism in Latin America: the open economy model; Five country-level studies in Latin America; 5.2 Fiscal policy priorities in Argentina, 1993-2001; table 5.2 Fiscal policy priorities in Argentina, 1993-2001; 5.1 Reprimarization: Argentine sectoral GDP 1935-2004; Figure 5.1 Reprimarization: Argentine sectoral GDP 1935-2004; 5.2 GDP and GDP per capita growth rates, 1990-2007; Figure 5.2 GDP and GDP per capita growth rates, 1990-2007; 5.3 Brazil: cattle by region, 1995-2005 ; table 5.3 Brazil: cattle by region, 1995-2005 5.3 Costa Rica: evolution of GDP, 1992-2008; Figure 5.3 Costa Rica: evolution of GDP, 1992-2008; 5.4 Costa Rica: evolution of inflation rates, 1984-2008; Figure 5.4 Costa Rica: evolution of inflation rates, 1984-2008; 5.5 Ecuador: trade balance in monetary and physical terms; Figure 5.5 Ecuador: trade balance in monetary and physical terms; 5.6 Mexico: monetary policy and money supply; Figure 5.6 Mexico: monetary policy and money supply; 5.7 Mexico: fiscal policy and Financial Requirements of the Public Sector ; Figure 5.7 Mexico: fiscal policy and Financial Requirements of the Public Sector
• Sommario/riassunto: Rethinking Macroeconomics for Sustainability analyses the deep-seated relationship between macroeconomic policy models and their impact on growth, people's livelihoods and the environment. Examining key thematic problem areas and setting out policy recommendations, Alejandro Nadal argues that monetary, financial and fiscal policies, as important for environmental stewardship as they are for growth and prosperity, must be redesigned if we are to achieve long-term sustainability.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rethinking macroeconomics for sustainability
• ISBN: 1-78032-081-7; 1-283-01137-9; 9786613011374; 1-84813-507-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456889003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II