Sustainability and policy
limits to economics
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Author
Publication
1995 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
87,000 words, Guess
Page Count
348 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1108793M
- ISBN-100521430011
- OCLC Control Number31130909
- OCLC Control Numbersustainabilitypo0000comm
- Library of Congress Control Number94034142
and 2 more
- LibraryThing5126948
- Goodreads4386393
Classifications
- DDC333.7
- LCCHD75.6 .C6454 1995
Description
xii, 348 p. : 24 cm
Description
Two of the greatest problems facing the human race today are poverty and the threat to the natural environment. Economic growth is routinely advocated as the solution to poverty, but the natural environment is already threatened by current levels of economic activity. This book examines both economic and ecological approaches to this dilemma, and considers policy issues for industrial economies. It also includes a useful review of recent literature in the area. Michael Common argues that economists rarely address threats to sustainability. He suggests that, while economics cannot offer a blueprint for a sustainable society, the use of economic or price incentives can help achieve social goals and address threats to sustainability. Sustainability and Policy is a valuable contribution to the rapidly emerging fields of environmental economics and policy.
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