| Beyond Growth - The Economics of Sustainable Development
(1997)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author |
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| Genre |
Ecology; Economics; Sustainable Development |
| Publication Date |
8/14/1997 |
| Format |
Paperback
(228
x
152
mm)
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| Publisher |
Beacon Press |
| Language |
English |
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| Plot |
Daly argues that the idea of sustainable development - which has become a catchword of environmentalism and international finance - is being used in ways that are not only vacuous but wrong and dangerous.
Named one of a hundred "visionaries who could change your life" by the Utne Reader, Herman Daly has probably been the most prominent advocate of the need for a change in economic thinking in response to environmental crisis. An iconoclast economis t who has worked as a renegade insider at the World Bank in recent years, Daly has argued for overturning some basic economic assumptions. He has won a wide and growing reputation among a wide array of environmentalists, inside and outside the academy.
In a book that will generate controversy, Daly turns his attention to the major environmental debate surrounding "sustainable development." Daly argues that the idea of sustainable development--which has become a catchword of environmentalism and international finance--is being used in ways that are vacuous, certainly wrong, and probably dangerous. The necessary solutions turn out to be muc h more radical than people suppose.
This is a crucial updating of a major economist's work, and mandatory reading for people engaged in the debates about the environment. |
| Personal Details |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Index |
36 |
| Read It |
Yes |
| Links |
Amazon US
Powell's
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| Product Details |
| ISBN |
0807047090 |
| Cover Price |
$20.00 |
| Nr of Pages |
264 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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