Beyond uneconomic growth : economics, equity and the ecological predicament / edited by Joshua C. Farley, Deepak Malghan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farley, Joshua C., editor.

Malgham, Deppak, editor.

Series:

Advances in ecological economics.

Advances in Ecological Economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics--United States.

Environmental economics.

Sustainable development--Management.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

This engaging book brings together leading ecological economists to collectively present a definitive case for looking beyond economic growth as the sole panacea for the world's ecological predicament. Grounded in physics, ecology, and the science of human behavior, contributors show how economic growth itself has become "uneconomic" and adds to a ravaging of both social and ecological cohesion.

Contents:

Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Remembering Robert Goodland by Herman Daly; PART I Introduction ; 1. The foundations for an ecological economy: an overview; 2. 'The world in over-shoot': a celebration of Herman Daly's contributions to ecological economic; 3. Toward a sustainable and desirable future: a 35-year collaboration with Herman Daly; PART II Changing the paradigm: what is biophysically possible, and how do humans behave? ; 4. Population, resources and energy in the global economy: a vindication of Herman Daly's vision; 5. On limits

6. Toward a science-based theory of behavior: building on Georgescu-Roegen7. Denying Herman Daly: why conventional economists will not embrace the Daly vision; PART III Changing the goals: what is socially, psychologically and ethically desirable?; 8. The importance of a just distribution in a 'full' world; 9. Hicksian income, welfare and the steady state; PART IV Changing the rules: institutions for a sustainable and desirable future; 10. Ecological and Georgist economic principles: a comparison; 11. Making money; PART V The steady state economy; 12. The steady-state economy

13. Socially sustainable economic degrowth14. Politics for a steady state economy; Part VI Conclusion; 15. The unfinished journey of ecological economics: toward an ethic of ecological citizenship; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-249-9