Navigating on the Titanic : economic growth, energy, and the failure of governance /

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Navigating the Titanic outlines the brief history of economic growth and the private and public institutions - markets, corporations, households, and governments - which underpin that growth. Bryne Purchase examines mega-risks related to our economy's use of fossil fuels and specifically looks...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Purchase, Bryne Brock, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal & Kingston : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2013]
Colección:Queen's policy studies.
Temas:
Economic development > United States.
Economic development > Canada.
Power resources > Environmental aspects > United States.
Power resources > Environmental aspects > Canada.
Climatic changes > Risk management > United States.
Climatic changes > Risk management > Canada.
Industrial policy > United States.
Industrial policy > Canada.
Développement économique > États-Unis.
Développement économique > Canada.
Ressources énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement > États-Unis.
Ressources énergétiques > Aspect de l'environnement > Canada.
Climat > Changements > Gestion du risque > États-Unis.
Climat > Changements > Gestion du risque > Canada.
Politique industrielle > États-Unis.
Politique industrielle > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Climatic changes > Risk management
Economic development
Industrial policy
Power resources > Environmental aspects
Wirtschaftswachstum
Nachhaltigkeit
Energiewirtschaft
Canada
United States
USA
Kanada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • The Brief History of Economic Growth
  • Energy Matters: Energy Price Shocks and the Global Economic Transformation
  • Global Energy Mega-Risks: Resource Depletion, Geopolitical Security, and Climate Change
  • Why Private Organizations and Markets Fail
  • Can Our Governments Act Pre-emptively?
  • Can Our Governments Forestall Climate Change?
  • Looking Forward
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author

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