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1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy Series |
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Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Short biography of Manfred Max-Neef -- PART I: Human needs and well-being -- 3. On the contributions of Max-Neef et al. to the theory of human needs -- 4. Understanding Max-Neef's model of human needs as a practical toolkit for supporting development work and societal transitions -- 5. A new development paradigm based on happiness and well-being: Max-Neef's contributions for building a better world |
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6. The Human Scale Development approach: Is 'spirituality' a fundamental human need? -- 7. Addressing fundamental human needs: Exploring the Human Scale Development proposal for governance and policymaking -- PART II: Development, growth and sustainability -- 8. Overcoming the development discourse: Max-Neef and economic growth -- 9. How Human Scale Development can help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for the 2030 agenda -- 10. Climate change and planetary boundaries: An overview from the biocentric perspective of Max-Neef |
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11. Demand-side, socio-cultural and systemic solutions: The contributions of Max-Neef's work for climate change and sustainability -- 12. Human scale sustainable development: Where Max-Neef's fundamental human needs meet sustainability -- 13. Economic growth and well-being: Examining Max-Neef's "threshold hypothesis" -- PART III: Methodology of economics -- 14. The thinking of Manfred Max-Neef and the challenge to neoclassic economics and policy orthodoxy -- 15. The Gustibus est Disputandum: Building a bridge between mainstream economics and Max-Neef's Theory of Fundamental Needs |
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16. Manfred Max-Neef and heterodox economics: Influences, and links with Piero Sraffa -- 17. The methodology of barefoot economics -- 18. Max-Neef's complete bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The interrelationship between development, environment and human needs is one of the key issues facing the word today. The Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef, was a leading thinker on this dynamic and this book provides both an introduction to and analysis of his work and ideas |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Max-Neef, Manfred A
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Economic development-Developing countries
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Development economics.
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Environmental economics.
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Development economics
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Environmental economics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
del Valle Barrera, María
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| ISBN |
9781000934441 |
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1000934446 |
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