| Description |
pages cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Spaceship Earth: Homo economicus and the Environmental Crisis -- Ch. 2. The Not So Worldly Philosophers: Metaphysics, Newtonian Physics, and Classical Economics -- Ch. 3. The Emperor Has No Clothes: The Neoclassical Economists and Mid-Nineteenth Century Physics -- Ch. 4. No Free Lunch: Mainstream Economics and Globalization -- Ch. 5. A Green Thumb on the Invisible Hand: Environmental Economics -- Ch. 6. Schisms, Heresies, and Keeping the Faith: Ecological Economics -- Ch. 7. The Real Economy in Biology: Emergence and a New View of Order -- Ch. 8. The Real Economy in Physics: Cosmic Connections -- Ch. 9. Toward a New Theory of Economics: The Costs of Doing Business in the Global Environment -- Ch. 10. The Ceremony of Innocence: Science, Ethics, and the Environmental Crisis |
| Summary |
Nadeau makes a convincing case that the myth that neoclassical economic theory as a science has blinded us to the fact that there is absolutely no basis in this theory for accounting for the environmental impacts of economic activities or for positing viable economic solutions to environmental problems. The unfortunate result is that the manner in which we are now coordinating global economic activities is a program for ecological disaster. To avoid this prospect, Nadeau argues that we must develop and implement an environmentally responsible economic theory and describes how this can be accomplished.[from publisher's advertisement] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-240) and index |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects.
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Globalization -- Environmental aspects.
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| LC no. |
2002192651 |
| ISBN |
0231127987 |
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0231127995 paperback |
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