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The Approaching Great Transformation : Toward a Liveable Post Carbon Economy /

The Approaching Great Transformation is about the coming shift in how we act and think in the world economically as the era of cheap oil comes to an end. It provides inspiration for those engaged in the ongoing global effort to move away from our dependency on fossil fuels and ceaseless growth, and...

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Autor principal: Magnuson, Joel (auteur.)
Otros Autores: Norberg-Hodge, Helena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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505 0 |a The Approaching Great Transformation; CONTENTS; Preface to Policy Press Edition; FOREWORD; Introduction: ANOTHER SEA CHANGE; The Twilight of the Oil Age; A Brief Update on Peaking and Warming; Our Great Transformation; 1. FROM TRANSITION TO TRANSFORMATION; The Origins of the Transition Movement; Transition Philosophy; The Ingredients of the Transition Model; Transition Projects; Challenges to the Transition Movement; Conclusion: From Transition to Transformation; 2. ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION-A SYSTEMS VIEW; We Are the Agents ofChange; Taking the Bird's Eye View; What About the Individual? 
505 0 |a Creating a New UniverseConclusion; 3. THIS ROAD PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS; The Economics of Growth; Rethinking Green Economics; Rethinking Green Energy; Rethinking Localization-Small Is Not Always Beautiful; Conclusion; 4. E.F. SCHUMACHER AND THE META-ECONOMISTS; The Early British Meta-Economists; The Young Americans; E.F. Schumacher, Economist and Philosopher; Conclusion; 5. THE NEW MONASTICS; The New Monastics and Crafting New Institutions; The B Lab Connections; Banking and the North Dakota and SantaFe Connections; The Urban Farmer and the Food Resilience Connection. 
505 0 |a The Local Government ConnectionThe Colorado Connection; The Cooperatives Connection; The Health Care Connection; The Household Connection; Conclusion; 6. EDUCATION AND OUR GREAT TRANSFORMATION; Developing Our Skills-New and Old; Reforming Economics Education for the 21st Century; Conclusion. CHANGING THE WAY WE APPROACH CHANGE; NOTES; INDEX; About theAuthor. 
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