Prosperity without growth: (Record no. 1503)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781844078943 |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
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| Classification number | 338.927 |
| Item number | JAC-P |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Jackson, Tim |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Prosperity without growth: |
| Remainder of title | economics for a finite planet / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Tim Jackson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Earthscan, |
| Place of publication | London: |
| Year of publication | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xx,264 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Front Cover; Prosperity without Growth Economics for a Finite Planet; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Forewords by Herman E. Daly, Bill McKibben, Mary Robinson and Pavan Sukhdev; --<br/>1. Prosperity Lost --<br/>2. The Age of Irresponsibility--<br/>3. Redefining Prosperity; --<br/>4. The Dilemma of Growth --<br/>5. The Myth of Decoupling --<br/>6. The 'Iron Cage' of Consumerism --<br/>7. Keynesianism and the 'Green New Deal'--<br/>8. Ecological Macro-economics; --<br/>9. Flourishing --<br/>10. Governance for Prosperity --<br/>11. The Transition to a Sustainable Economy; --<br/>12. A Lasting Prosperity; Appendices. List of Figures, Tables and BoxesList of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Notes; References; Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract, etc | <br/>Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson? a top sustainability adviser to the UK government? makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations. No one denies that development is essential for poorer nations. But in the advanced economies there is mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. More urgently, it is now clear that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are col. |
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| Topical Term | PL |
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