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  • Beyond Economics and Ecology

    The Radical Thought of Ivan Illich

    by Ivan Illich, Jerry Brown, Sajay Samuel ...
    Each of the four essays reprinted here was written for a specific occasion and together comprise only the smallest selection from a larger corpus questioning commodity and energy-intensive economies. The essays are presented thematically instead of chronologically to offer a better view of the sweep of Illich's argument. In the first two, "War against Subsistence" and "Shadow Work," Illich reveals ... Read more

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  • How Numbers Rule the World

    The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Global Politics

    by Lorenzo Fioramonti ...
    Series series Economic Controversies
    Numbers dominate global politics and, as a result, our everyday lives. Credit ratings steer financial markets and can make or break the future of entire nations. GDP drives our economies. Stock market indices flood our media and national debates. Statistical calculations define how we deal with climate change, poverty and sustainability. But what is behind these numbers?In How Numbers Rule the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Understanding Sustainability Economics

    Towards Pluralism in Economics

    by Peter Soderbaum ...
    This highly readable yet challenging book provides a critical examination of the failings of mainstream economics and the resultant environmental problems we are facing. Most importantly, it articulates what an alternative economics for sustainability would look like in both theory and practice.The book provides a brief history of economics and looks at the intersection between politics and the ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics

    The IZA World of Labor Guide 2017

    Edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh, Olga K. Nottmeyer ...
    Evidence-based Policy Making in Labor Economics distills and condenses the best thinking and research on labor economic issues to enable decision makers make better informed policy decisions.Written by well-known labor economists worldwide, research findings on key policy issues are presented in a compact and readable format, as distillations of comprehensive evidence-based research with concise ... Read more

    $27.69 USD

  • Empty Tank Empty Wallet

    For Those Who Don't Own an Oil Well

    by Bill Ferree ...
    The people of Florida, Massachusetts, Oregon, etc. are paying for the “party goin’ on” in Texas, Oklohoma, North Dakota, etc. Thank goodness electric cars and renewable energy cost less, and are about to take away the punchbowl. It’s none too soon for a world rapidly getting too warm. Florida ships away $100 million a day in exchange for motor fuel—and natural gas and coal for its electricity ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fairness and Justice in Environmental Decision Making

    Water Under the Bridge

    by Catherine Gross ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
    By crossing disciplinary boundaries, this book uniquely connects theories of justice with people's lived experience within social conflicts over resource sharing. It shows why some conflicts, such as local opposition to wind farms and water disputes, have become intractable social problems in many countries of the world. It shows the power of injustice in generating opposition to decisions. The ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Towards an Integrated Paradigm in Heterodox Economics

    Alternative Approaches to the Current Eco-Social Crises

    Edited by J. Gerber, R. Steppacher ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The human imprint on the biosphere has become so pronounced in recent years that there has been talk of a new geological era, the 'Anthropocene'. Gathering contributions from some of the world's foremost heterodox economists, this book explores the new economic directions and paradigms that are required to respond to this crisis. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Linking Local and Global Sustainability

    Edited by Sukhbir Sandhu, Howard Harris, Stephen McKenzie ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book takes a holistic approach to sustainability. Acknowledging the Brundtland definition, that sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, the book is specifically concerned with the ethics of contemporary social and environmental sustainability activity and thinking. It is concerned with the role of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Dynamics of Technology

    A Methodological Framework for Techno-Economic Analyses

    by G. Barbiroli ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Technology is taking on an increasingly central and determining role in so ciety, and can provide contradictory results: wealth on the one hand, but also unemployment, environmental imbalances and other social problems on the other. Manufacturing techniques and production organization are chosen in every country based mainly on the specific needs of the companies, while the real needs of each ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • International Climate Change Law and State Compliance

    by Alexander Zahar ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
    A solution to the problem of climate change requires close international cooperation and difficult reforms involving all states. Law has a clear role to play in that solution. What is not so clear is the role that law has played to date as a constraining factor on state conduct.International Climate Change Law and State Compliance is an unprecedented treatment of the nature of climate change law ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • International Trade and the Montreal Protocol

    by Duncan Brack ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
    Originally published in 1996. The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is one of the most effective multilateral environmental agreements currently in existence. Established to control the production and consumption of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals, the Protocol is an important example of an agreement which places restrictions on international trade in the ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Fracking Debate

    The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution

    by Daniel Raimi ...
    Series series Center on Global Energy Policy Series
    Over roughly the past decade, oil and gas production in the United States has surged dramatically—thanks largely to technological advances such as high-volume hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as “fracking.” This rapid increase has generated widespread debate, with proponents touting economic and energy-security benefits and opponents highlighting the environmental and social risks of ... Read more

    $20.19 USD