| Description |
xix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Looking into the abyss -- Modern capitalism : out of control -- The limits of today's environmentalism -- The market : making it work for the environment -- Economic growth : moving to a post-growth society -- Real growth : promoting the well-being of people and nature -- Consumption : living with enough, not always more -- The corporation : changing the fundamental dynamics -- Capitalism's core : advancing beyond today's capitalism -- A new consciousness -- A new politics -- The bridge at the edge of the world |
| Summary |
"In this book Gus Speth begins with the observation that the environmental community has grown in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to decline. Something is badly wrong, and a deeper critique is needed. Speth contends that this critique leads to a severe indictment of today's economic and political system - capitalism as it now actually operates. Our task is to change the operating instructions for the modern economy before it is too late"--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-279) and index |
| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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Capitalism -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental policy.
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| LC no. |
2007043584 |
| ISBN |
9780300136111 (clothbound : alk. paper) |
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0300136110 (clothbound : alk. paper) |
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