Collision course : endless growth on a finite planet / Kerryn Higgs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higgs, Kerryn, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history--1971-1990.

Economic history.

Economic history--1990-.

Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.

Economic development.

Economic policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Economic policy.

Free enterprise.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The story behind the reckless promotion of economic growth despite its disastrous consequences for life on the planet.

Contents:

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 Hand

12 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; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-32092-4

0-262-52969-6

0-262-32091-6

OCLC:

887802786

Publisher Number:

40023995327