| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction / Gareth Dale, Manu V. Mathai and José A. Puppim de Oliveira -- part. 1. Contradictions of green growth. Can green growth really work? A reality check that elaborates on the true (socio- )economics of climate change / Ulrich Hoffmann -- What is the 'green' in 'green growth'? / Larry Lohmann -- The how and for whom of green governmentality / Adrian Parr -- Degrowth and the roots of neoclassical economics / James Meadway -- part 2. Case studies. Giving green to the Tiger? A critique of 'green growth' in South Korea / Bettina Bluemling and Sun-Jin Yun -- Lessons from the EU : why capitalism cannot be rescued from its own contradictions / Birgit Mahnkoff -- The green growth trap in Brazil / Ricardo Abramovay -- Green jobs to promote sustainable development : creating a value chain of solid waste recycling in Brazil / Anne Posthuma and Paulo Sergio Muçouçah -- Trends of social metabolism and environmental conflict : a comparison between India and Latin America / Joan Martinez-Alier, Federico Demaria, Leah Temper and Mariana Walter -- part 3. Emerging alternatives? Beyond 'development' and 'growth' : the search for alternatives in India towards a sustainable and equitable world / Ashish Kothari -- Reconsidering growth in the greenhouse : the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) as a practical strategy for the twenty-first century / Job Taminiau and John Byrne -- Alternatives to green growth? Possibilities and contradictions of self-managed food production / Steffen Böhm, Maria Ceci Araujo Misoczky, David Watson and Sanjay Lanka -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
Bringing together leading scholars of environmental policy and political economy, the book assess the impact and viability of green growth and outlines the alternatives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 15, 2016) |
| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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Sustainable development.
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sustainable development.
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Environmental economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Environmental economics
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dale, Gareth, editor.
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Mathai, Manu V. (Manu Verghese), 1976- editor.
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Oliveira, José Antonio Puppim de, 1966- editor
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| ISBN |
9781783604890 |
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1783604891 |
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9781783604876 |
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1783604875 |
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9781783604906 |
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1783604905 |
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9781783604913 |
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1783604913 |
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