Economics of sustainable development / Runa Sarkar and Anup Sinha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarkar, Runa, author.

Sinha, Anup, author.

Series:

Economics collection.

Economics Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Business Expert Press, 2018.

Summary:

We attempt to sensitize the business practitioner and the public-policy planner, as well as students of business management and the social sciences, to the concept of sustainable development in an easily comprehensible manner. This book analyzes sustainable development from the perspective of economics. Environmental and social challenges are shaping policies and consumer preferences to facilitate sustainable development. This concept has become an integral part of global business strategy. However, these trends are not always backed up by an adequate understanding of the complexities of the concept, and their implications for decision-making. It is important to appreciate the economic logic underlying both the necessity and the difficulty of moving to a world that can be sustained over time. The inter-relationship between the activities of human societies and nature lies at the core of sustainable development. Understanding this inter-relationship goes beyond the domain of conventional economics, into more interfaced terrains of ecological economics and environmental science.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Chapter 1: The Meaning of Economic Development

Chapter 2: Economic Activity and Nature

Chapter 3: Viewing the Future

Chapter 4: Inequality and Policy Choices for Sustainable Development

Chapter 5: Weak versus Strong Sustainability

Chapter 6: Measures and Indicators of Sustainability

Chapter 7: Market Failures and Public Policy Interventions

Chapter 8: Corporate Strategies

Chapter 9: Climate Change as a Special Problem of Sustainable Development

Chapter 10: Sustainability and the International Political Economy

Chapter 11: Ethics and Sustainable Development

Chapter 12: Toward Sustainable Development: Reform or Radical Change?

References

About the Authors

Index

Adpage

Backcover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781631571053

1631571052

OCLC:

1015877162