Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780393011111
Category : Birth control
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The No-growth Society. Edited by Mancur Olson and Hans J. Landsberg
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780393011111
Category : Birth control
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The No-Growth Society
Author: Mancur OlsenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134722338
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
First Published in 1975. Two policy proposals are particularly notable and owe nothing to the long-standing controversies between left and right. Rather, they suggest new perceptions of reality and a changing sense of values. They are thoroughly radical and indeed subversive since they attack two fundamental features of modern society: its tendency to exponential growth and its assumption of continuous progress. The two proposals are zero economic growth and zero population growth... Quite apart from the question of the desirability of a no-growth society, or even the possibility that it may even be a necessity, what properties should it have? How would its social, political and economic systems function? What would people be like in such a society? What sort of culture or ·consciousness· would be appropriate in it? ...A careful examination of the no-growth proposals helps to reveal a number of the most fundamental failings and fears of modern life.
No Growth Society Pb
Author: M OlsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136226621
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
‘Two policy proposals are particularly notable and owe nothing to the long-standing controversies between left and right. Rather, they suggest new perceptions of reality and a changing sense of values. They are thoroughly radical and indeed subversive since they attack two fundamental features of modern society: its tendency to exponential growth and its assumption of continuous progress. The two proposals are zero economic growth and zero population growth... Quite apart from the question of the desirability of a no-growth society, or even the possibility that it may even be a necessity, what properties should it have? How would its social, political and economic systems function? What would people be like in such a society? What sort of culture or ‘consciousness’ would be appropriate in it?... A careful examination of the no-growth proposals helps to reveal a number of the most fundamental failings and fears of modern life...’ From the Introduction
The No-growth Society
Author: Hans H. LandsbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birth control
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
International population policy issues and choices for the United States.
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428993363
Category : Population geography
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Special Bibliography Series
Author: The Dynamics of Interdependence
Author: Andrew M. ScottPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807897752
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Scott makes an informed case for a global perspective on world politics and a compelling plea for policies that will improve chances for human survival. Because important evolutionary processes -- particularly interdependence and technological advance -- shape the global system, he argues that concepts used to study these processes must also have an evolutionary component. Without that, we will not be able to understand or manage our highly interactive world. Originally published in 1982. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Age and Employment
Author: Marian DworaczekPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Age and employment
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Economics of the Energy Industries
Author: William Spangar PeircePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313369968
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A well-written and extremely informative book about our energy industries, their significance to the economy, and how economists analyze the problems associated with energy production and consumption. The reader with only a cursory knowledge of economic principles, as well as trained economists, will learn much from Peirce's incisive and sometimes acerbic examination of the coal, oil, natural gas, electric utility, nuclear power, and the alternative energy industries. Choice review of First Edition Economics of the Energy Industries, Second Edition, examines the industry, in general, and its component industries (petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear, and alternative fuels). Dr. William Peirce blends technical and historical information about the component industries and analyzes the mixture with economic tools. The text provides the reader with a combination of the analytical concepts, the historical and institutional background necessary to understand the role of energy in modern economies, and the issues involved in public policy related to energy. Dr. Peirce incorporates environmental issues as well as the current status of industry regulation in his thorough and completely revised edition.
Black Hole Tariffs and Endogenous Policy Theory
Author: Stephen P. MageePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521377003
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
An example of special interest protection is provided by this study's general equilibrium theory that explains income distribution with goods markets, factor markets, lobbies, political parties and voters all pursuing their self interests.