The economics of abundance : a political economy of freedom, equity, and sustainability / Wolfgang Hoeschele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoeschele, Wolfgang., author.

Series:

Green economics and sustainable growth series.

Gower green economics and sustainable growth series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scarcity.

Supply and demand.

Environmental economics.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author argues that, by analyzing how scarcity-generating institutions work and then reforming or dismantling them, we can enhance individual freedom and support entrepreneurial initiative, and at the same time make progress toward social justice and environmental sustainability by reducing demands on vital resources. This vision would enable activists in many fields (social justice, civil liberties, and environmental protection), as well as many entrepreneurs and other members of civil society to work together much more effectively, make it more difficult to portray all these groups as dis

Contents:

pt. 1. The production of scarcity

pt. 2. Paths towards abundance.

Notes:

"A Gower book"--cover.

First published 2010 by Gower Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-61589-4

1-317-03466-X

1-317-03465-1

1-283-14881-1

9786613148810

0-566-08941-6

OCLC:

638859515