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Frugal Value : Designing Business for a Crowded Planet.

"We live in unprecedented times. Climate change and ecosystem collapse are altering our world beyond recognition, and a growing global population is exacerbating the pressure on the resources that power our economies. How should the private sector respond to the new risks and uncertainties of o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Millstone, Carina, 1981-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Saltaire : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the failure of sustainable business; Part 1: The Crowded Planet; 1 The economy-in-Planet; 2 The transition to the economy-in-Planet; Part 2: Products and services; 3 The purpose and design of products; 4 Properties of efficient and sufficient products; Part 3: Activities and business models; 5 Product stewardship; 6 Product access; Part 4: Operations and supply chains; 7 The case for proximity and appropriate scale; 8 The case for worker-centredness; Part 5: Ownership structure, financing and legal form.
  • 9 The problem with shareholdership in the legacy economy10 Ownership by workers, beneficiaries and investors; Part 6: The purpose, scope and limits of business; 11 Profit, financial and worthwhile; 12 Lifestyle creation, through business or otherwise; Conclusion: what would it take to make frugal value possible?; Bibliography; Glossary; About the author.