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Consumption, Jobs and the Environment
Carr-Hill, Roy; Lintott, John
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Description for Consumption, Jobs and the Environment
hardcover. This volume argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework based explicitly on welfare and suggest where cuts in consumption, working hours and ecological risks might be made most usefully.
Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework based explicitly on welfare and suggest where cuts in consumption, working hours and ecological risks might be made most usefully.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Global issues series
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333800096
SKU
V9780333800096
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Ref
99-15
About Carr-Hill, Roy; Lintott, John
ROY CARR-HILL is Reader in Medical and Social Statistics at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. In addition, he is a part-time Research Professor in Education in Developing Countries at the Institute of Education, University of London. His main research interests are in inequalities in health, measurement of outcomes, resource allocation across the social sectors, adult literacy and ... Read more
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