Collision course : endless growth on a finite planet / Kerryn Higgs.

Author/creator Higgs, Kerryn, 1946-
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2014.
Descriptionxxv, 384 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Economic history--1971-1990.
Economic history--1990-.
Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.
Economic policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Free enterprise.
Sustainable development.

Contents Economic growth : origins -- Economic growth : perceptions -- The limits to growth debate : precursors and beginnings -- The limits to growth and its critics -- Growth and consumerism -- The rise of free market fundamentalism -- "Development" and globalisation : exporting growth -- Growth and "sustainable development" -- Growth and its outcomes for the poor -- Propaganda : "business finds its voice" -- Sleight of the invisible hand -- The free market assault on environmental science -- International brakes on environmental priorities -- Limits after 40 years -- Conclusion : the planet and the pie -- Appendix: Selected critics of growth, 2013.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 293-367) and index.
LCCN 2014003794
ISBN9780262027731 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262027739 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40023995327

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC59 .H523 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold