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The Economics of Abundance : a Political Economy of Freedom, Equity, and Sustainability.
The author argues that, by analyzing how scarcity-generating institutions work and then reforming or dismantling them, we can enhance individual freedom and support entrepreneurial initiative, and at the same time make progress toward social justice and environmental sustainability by reducing deman...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham :
Ashgate Pub.,
2010.
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| Colección: | Green economics and sustainable growth series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 The Paradox of Our Times; Human Needs and Wants; Creating Addiction; Depletion and Degradation of Natural Resources; Is There an Alternative?; Part IThe Production of Scarcity; 2 Oppressive Scarcities; 3 Exploitative Scarcities; 4 The Creation of Needs; 5 A Global Geography of Scarcity; 6 Systems of Control; Part II Paths Toward Abundance; 7 The Art of Living; 8 Resource-Use Rights; 9 Reclaiming Self-Reliance and Cooperation; Bibliography; Index.