Collision course
endless growth on a finite planet
Higgs, Kerryn
1946-
creator
text
mau
2014
monographic
eng
xxv, 384 pages ; 23 cm.
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.
Kerryn Higgs.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-367) and index.
Economic history
1971-1990
Historia económica
1971-1990
Historia económica
1990-
Economic development
Moral and ethical aspects
Desarrollo económico
Aspectos morales y éticos
Economic policy
Moral and ethical aspects
Política económica
Aspectos morales y éticos
Free enterprise
Sustainable development
Desarrollo sostenible
HC 59 H637c 2016
9780262027731 (hardcover : alk. paper)
140513
20230920153555.0
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