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9781559631990

Population, Technology, and Lifestyle

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  • ISBN13:

    9781559631990

  • ISBN10:

    1559631996

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1992-08-01
  • Publisher: Island Pr
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Summary

Population, Technology, and Lifestylebrings together leading experts to suggest specific actions that governments and individuals can take to lead the way to a sustainable society.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
The Case That the World Has Reached Limitsp. 3
From Empty-world Economics to Full-world Economics: Recognizing an Historical Turning Point in Economic Developmentp. 23
On the Strategy of Trying to Reduce Economic Inequality by Expanding the Scale of Human Activityp. 38
GNP and Market Prices: Wrong Signals for Sustainable Economic Success That Mask Environmental Destructionp. 52
Sustainability, Income Measurement, and Growthp. 63
Project Evaluation and Sustainable Developmentp. 80
Sustainable Development: The Role of Investmentp. 90
The Ecological Economics of Sustainability: Investing in Natural Capitalp. 106
From Growth to Sustainable Developmentp. 119
Ten Reasons Why Northern Income Growth Is Not the Solution to Southern Povertyp. 128
Indexp. 147
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