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A Future Beyond Growth: Towards a steady state economy de Haydn Washington

A Future Beyond Growth: Towards a steady state economy

Editat de Haydn Washington, Paul Twomey
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 apr 2016
There is a fundamental denial at the centre of why we have an environmental crisis – a denial that ignores that endless physical growth on a finite planet is impossible. Nature provides the ecosystem services that support our civilisation, thus making humanity unavoidably dependent upon it. However, society continues to ignore and deny this dependence.
A Future Beyond Growth explores the reason why the endless growth economy is fundamentally unsustainable and considers ways in which society can move beyond this to a steady state economy. The book brings together some of the deepest thinkers from around the world to consider how to advance beyond growth. The main themes consider the deep problems of the current system and key aspects of a steady state economy, such as population; throughput and consumerism; ethics and equity; and policy for change. The policy section and conclusion bring together these various themes and indicates how we can move past the growth economy to a truly sustainable future.
This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of economics, sustainability and environmental studies in general.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138953024
ISBN-10: 1138953024
Pagini: 280
Ilustrații: 24 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 22 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Cuprins

Foreword: Setting Things Straight for the Steady State  Introduction: Why the growth economy is broken  Section 1: Population – The heresy of numbers  1. A population perspective on the steady state economy  2. Population – better not bigger  3. Nine Population Strategies to Stop Short of 9 Billion  4. Choosing a Planet of Life  Section 2: Throughput and consumerism – a key elephant in the room  5. Re-engineering Cultures to Create a Sustainable Civilization  6. Sustainable business – what should it be? Circular economy and the ‘business of subversion’  7. Peak Mining – stepping down from high resource use  Section 3: Key aspects of a steady state economy  8. What is the steady state economy?  9. The Physical Pathway to a Steady-State Economy  10. Relating the steady state economy to the circular, blue and green economies  11. The relationship between SSE and economic stability, social equity and ecological sustainability  12. The Genuine Progress Indicator: An indicator to guide the transition to a steady-state economy  13. Capitalism and the Steady State: Uneasy Bedfellows  Section 4: Ethics and a ‘message from the future’  14. Sustainable Development vs. Sustainable Biosphere  15. ‘Message from the future’  Section 5: Policy for change  16. Degrowth as a transition strategy  17. Strategies for transition to a ‘future beyond growth’  Conclusion: The endless growth myth – simplicity and complexity

Recenzii

"Ours is a world in potentially fatal overshoot; human consumption of living resources already exceeds the regenerative capacity of the ecosphere. If all that were needed for decision-makers to ‘fix’ the problem is a set of evidence-based briefing notes, they need look no further than A Future Beyond Growth. The remaining question is whether our political leaders can rise above collective denial, defy entrenched economic elites and (re)turn to serving humanity’s collective interest in survival with dignity." – William E. Rees, Professor Emeritus (human ecology and ecological economics), UBC School of Community and Regional Planning, Canada　and Fellow of the Post-Carbon Institute, USA
"The age of growth is over. If humanity is to prosper in the years to come, then we must develop a new economics that does not rely on increasing GDP to deliver economic prosperity. A Future Beyond Growth makes an important contribution to the post-growth literature. It tackles tough topics such as the need to stabilise population, the subversive nature of a ‘green’ or ‘circular’ economy, and the conflict between capitalism and a steady-state economy. Its essays should be required reading for all those who are serious about sustainability." – Dan O’Neill, Lecturer in Ecological Economics, University of Leeds, UK, and co-author of ‘Enough Is Enough’ (2013)
"Economic growth is in decline everywhere. Mainstream economists and politicians hope to reverse this trend. Others concerned about humanity’s impacts on the planet look to a future beyond growth. What might such a future be like? This book provides some answers. Now if only those economists and politicians would read it!" – Peter A. Victor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada

Descriere

This book explores the reason why endless growth economy is fundamentally unsustainable and considers ways in which society can move beyond this to a steady state economy. It brings together some of the deepest thinkers from around the world to consider how to advance beyond growth. Its themes consider the deep problems of the current system and key aspects of a steady state economy, such as population; throughput and consumerism; ethics and equity; and policy for change. The conclusion brings together the various themes and indicates how we can move past the growth economy to a truly sustainable future.