The World Economy, Population Growth, and the Global Ecosystem. A Unified Theoretical Model of Interdependent Dynamic Systems.
Whitmore, Harland William, Jr.
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Hardback. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
The purpose of this study is to better understand the essential interdependencies between the world economy and the global ecosystem, including human populations. World production, product prices, wages, interest rates, exchange rates, employment, and spending are shown to be mutually determined over time with the growth rates of country-specific renewable resources, the generation of waste, human population growth, waste assimilation by the basic fungible resource, and the sanitation and other health and human services provided by the government sectors. Particular attention is paid to alternative central bank policies and their potential effects upon future mixes of resources in world production ... Read more
The purpose of this study is to better understand the essential interdependencies between the world economy and the global ecosystem, including human populations. World production, product prices, wages, interest rates, exchange rates, employment, and spending are shown to be mutually determined over time with the growth rates of country-specific renewable resources, the generation of waste, human population growth, waste assimilation by the basic fungible resource, and the sanitation and other health and human services provided by the government sectors. Particular attention is paid to alternative central bank policies and their potential effects upon future mixes of resources in world production ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403984241
SKU
V9781403984241
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About Whitmore, Harland William, Jr.
HARLAND WM. WHITMORE, JR. is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Cincinnati, USA. He has published several books in open economy macroeconomics, including Aggregate Economic Choice (1986), World Economy Macroeconomics (1997) and Global Environmental Economics (1999). For the last several years, he has also consulted with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, working on the integration of the macroeconomy with ... Read more
Reviews for The World Economy, Population Growth, and the Global Ecosystem. A Unified Theoretical Model of Interdependent Dynamic Systems.
'Finally, an economics text that begins with 'The Global Ecosystem'. This book is an ambitious attempt to develop a truly integrated analysis of the economy, society, and the natural world.' - John M. Gowdy, Rittenhouse Professor of Humanities and Social Science, Department of Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA 'In a challenging and innovative study, Whitmore analyzes the ... Read more