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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martinet, Vincent, 1979-

Series:

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 19.

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Economic development--Forecasting.

Economic development.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Martinet (French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Thiverval-Grignon) explores economic theory behind the concept of sustainability in the context of economic growth. He writes primarily for graduate students studying sustainability and for research economists, but also for anyone with a knowledge of basic resource economics and the mathematics of dynamic optimization. Considering in turn the sustainability issue in the economic literature and invariance theories and sustainable development, he discusses such topics as the economics of inter-temporal decisions, the emergence of sustainability criteria, and invariance in growth theory. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415544771

0415544777

9780203121221

0203121228

OCLC:

457164652