
Sustainability and Policy
Limits to Economics
Michael Common(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 28. July 1995
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-521-43001-2 (ISBN)
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Description
Two of the greatest problems facing the human race today are poverty and the threat to the natural environment. Economic growth is routinely advocated as the solution to poverty, but the natural environment is already threatened by current levels of economic activity. This compelling book examines both economic and ecological approaches to this dilemma, and considers policy issues for industrial economies. It also includes a useful review of recent literature in the area. Michael Common argues that economists rarely address threats to sustainability. He suggests that, while economics cannot offer a blueprint for a sustainable society, the use of economic or price incentives can help achieve social goals and address threats to sustainability.This book is a balanced, constructive and original contribution in the rapidly emerging fields of environmental economics and policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
44 Tables, unspecified; 32 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
797 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-43001-2 (9780521430012)
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. The world economy: north and south; 3. Sustainability; 4. history and perspective; 5. Thinking about futures; 6. Economics; 7. Resource and environmental economics; 8. Some new economics; 9. National Policy; 10. The international dimension; 11. Postscript.