The Bankruptcy of Economics: Ecology, Economics and the Sustainability of the Earth
Smith, Joseph Wayne; Lyons, Graham; Sauer-Thompson, Gary
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Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
We live in times of uncertainty and insecurity, at a personal, national and global level. Writers such as Samuel P. Huntington and Robert D. Kaplan, respectively, have spoken of an emerging 'clash of civilizations' and of 'coming anarchy'. This book is also concerned with the future of civilization, in particular with the conflict between economic growth and the sustainability of the biophysical lifesupport systems of the planet, arguing that the flawed system of orthodox neo-classical economics has justified the modernist belief in the necessity of unending economic growth and the ceaseless exploitation of nature.
We live in times of uncertainty and insecurity, at a personal, national and global level. Writers such as Samuel P. Huntington and Robert D. Kaplan, respectively, have spoken of an emerging 'clash of civilizations' and of 'coming anarchy'. This book is also concerned with the future of civilization, in particular with the conflict between economic growth and the sustainability of the biophysical lifesupport systems of the planet, arguing that the flawed system of orthodox neo-classical economics has justified the modernist belief in the necessity of unending economic growth and the ceaseless exploitation of nature.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349275717
SKU
V9781349275717
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99-15
About Smith, Joseph Wayne; Lyons, Graham; Sauer-Thompson, Gary
JOSEPH WAYNE SMITH is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is the author of Healing a Wounded World (with G. Sauer-Thompson and G. Lyons), Is the End Nigh? (with E. Moore and G. Lyons), Beyond Economics: Postmodernity, Globalization and National Sustainability (with G. Sauer-Thompson), and Immigration and the Social Contract ... Read more
Reviews for The Bankruptcy of Economics: Ecology, Economics and the Sustainability of the Earth
This is an important book. The editors of this admirably clear treatment show what a truly scientific economics looks like. Garrett Hardin, biologist, ecologist and author of Living Within Limits