Author: Eric Zencey
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 161168367X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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Eric Zencey's frontal assault on the "infinite planet" foundations of neoconservative political thought

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Publisher: UPNE
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Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Author: M. D. Usher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108879411
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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The Greeks and Romans have been charged with destroying the ecosystems within which they lived. In this book, however, M. D. Usher argues rather that we can find in their lives and thought the origin of modern ideas about systems and sustainability, important topics for humans today and in the future. With chapters running the gamut of Greek and Roman experience – from the Presocratics and Plato to Roman agronomy and the Benedictine Rule – Plato's Pigs brings together unlikely bedfellows, both ancient and modern, to reveal surprising connections. Lively prose and liberal use of anecdotal detail, including an afterword about the author's own experiments with sustainable living on his sheep farm in Vermont, add a strong authorial voice. In short, this is a unique, first-of-its-kind book that is sure to be of interest to anyone working in Classics, environmental studies, philosophy, ecology, or the history of ideas.

Author: Fouad Sabry
Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 379

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What is Thermoeconomics In the field of heterodox economics, the thermoeconomics school of thought, which is sometimes known as biophysical economics, is a school of thought that applies the laws of statistical mechanics to economic theory. A subfield of econophysics, thermoeconomics can be regarded of as the statistical physics of economic value. It is also another name for thermoeconomics. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Thermoeconomics Chapter 2: Entropy Chapter 3: Pessimism Chapter 4: Thermodynamics Chapter 5: Ecological economics Chapter 6: Non-equilibrium thermodynamics Chapter 7: Irreversible process Chapter 8: Econophysics Chapter 9: Herman Daly Chapter 10: Steady-state economy Chapter 11: Heterodox economics Chapter 12: Ecodynamics Chapter 13: Energy quality Chapter 14: Robert Ayres (scientist) Chapter 15: Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen Chapter 16: Charles A. S. Hall Chapter 17: Eric Zencey Chapter 18: Degrowth Chapter 19: Bioeconomics Chapter 20: Mauro Bonaiuti Chapter 21: Vladimir Pokrovskii (II) Answering the public top questions about thermoeconomics. (III) Real world examples for the usage of thermoeconomics in many fields. (IV) Rich glossary featuring over 1200 terms to unlock a comprehensive understanding of thermoeconomics. (eBook only). Who will benefit Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of thermoeconomics.

Author: Jon D. Erickson
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642832537
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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We live under the illusion of progress: as long as GDP is going up and prices stay low, we accept poverty and pollution as unfortunate but inevitable byproducts of a successful economy. In fact, the infallibility of the free market and the necessity of endless growth are so ingrained in the public consciousness that they seem like scientific fact. Jon Erickson asks, why? With the planet in peril and humanity in crisis, how did we get duped into believing the fairytale of economics? And how can we get past the illusion to design an economy that is socially just and ecologically balanced? In The Progress Illusion, Erickson charts the rise of the economic worldview and its infiltration into our daily lives as a theory of everything. Drawing on his own experience as a young economist inoculated in the 1980s era of “greed is good,” Erickson shows how pseudoscience came to dominate economic thought. He pokes holes in the conventional wisdom of neo-classical economics, illustrating how flawed theories about financial decision-making and maximizing efficiency ignore human psychology and morality. Most importantly, he demonstrates how that thinking shaped our politics and determined the course of American public policy. The result has been a system that perpetually concentrates wealth in the hands of a few, while depleting the natural resources on which economies are based. While the history of economics is dismal indeed, Erickson is part of a vigorous reform effort grounded in the realities of life on a finite planet. This new brand of economics is both gaining steam in academia and supporting social activism. The goal is people over profit, community over consumption, and resilience over recklessness. Erickson shows crafting a new economic story is the first step toward turning away from endless growth and towards enduring prosperity.

Author: Miriam Tatzel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400773684
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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This volume addresses how we can find happiness and well-being in the material world. It builds on previous works that find that materialism is associated with lowered well-being (materialists are less happy) and that consumerism, in all its profusion, is harmful to environmental well-being. How can we use the money and possessions in our lives in the service of well-being? Apparently not by being materialistic. Can we benefit from the many wonders of the marketplace -- in technology, convenience and aesthetics -- without falling prey to the lures and dangers of excessive material preoccupation? Can we meet our material needs in ways that nourish growth and well-being? The authors of the chapters in this volume are on-going researchers into such questions. Herein you can learn about the hedonic benefits of thrift and of spending on experiences; how possessions can be beneficial; how different types of consumers spend money; cultural variations in conceptions of the "good life;" how we might reconcile environmental and consumer well-being; and how to measure the whole of human, economic, and environmental well-being. Taken all together, this collection finds grounds for compatibility between what's good for the consumer and what's good for the environment. This volume appeals to academics, professionals, students and others interested in materialism and consumer well-being.

Author: David W. Hursh
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317619684
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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The End of Public Schools analyzes the effect of foundations, corporations, and non-governmental organizations on the rise of neoliberal principles in public education. By first contextualizing the privatization of education within the context of a larger educational crisis, and with particular emphasis on the Gates Foundation and influential state and national politicians, it describes how specific policies that limit public control are advanced across all levels. Informed by a thorough understanding of issues such as standardized testing, teacher tenure, and charter schools, David Hursh provides a political and pedagogical critique of the current school reform movement, as well details about the increasing resistance efforts on the part of parents, teachers, and the general public.

Author: Thomas Aubrey
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1529225299
Category : Liberalism
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Drawing on the German ordoliberal tradition, this book argues that liberalism's reliance on a utilitarian policy framework has resulted in increased concentrations of power, restricting freedom and equality. It proposes an alternative public policy framework and offers a practical pathway to realign policy making with liberal ideas.

Author: Rob Larson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785357336
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A single-handed debunking of libertarian economics and "the age of Friedman".

Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324074388
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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From one of the world’s leading economists, a compelling new vision of personal and economic freedom. We are a nation born from the conviction that people must be free. But since the middle of the last century, that idea has been co-opted. Forces on the political Right have justified exploitation by cloaking it in the rhetoric of freedom, leading to pharmaceutical companies freely overcharging for medication, a Big Tech free from oversight, politicians free to incite rebellion, corporations free to pollute, and more. How did we get here? Whose freedom are we—and should we—be thinking about? In The Road to Freedom, Nobel prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz dissects America’s current economic system and the political ideology that created it, laying bare their twinned failure. “Free” and unfettered markets have only succeeded in delivering a series of crises: the financial crisis, the opioid crisis, and the crisis of inequality. While a small portion of the population has amassed considerable wealth, wages for most people have stagnated. Free and unfettered markets have exploited consumers, workers, and the environment alike. Such failures have fed populist movements that believe being free means abandoning any obligations citizens have to one another. As they grow in strength, these movements now pose a real threat to true economic and political freedom. As an economic advisor to presidents and as chief economist at the World Bank, Stiglitz has witnessed these profound changes firsthand. As he argues, the failures follow from the elites’ unshakeable dedication to “the neoliberal experiment.” Explicitly taking on giants such as Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman, Stiglitz exposes accepted ideas about our political and economic life for what they are: twisted visions that tear at the social fabric while they enrich the very few. The Road to Freedom breaks new ground, showing how economics—including recent advances in which Stiglitz has played such an important role—reframes how to think about freedom and the role of the state in a twenty-first century society. Drawing on the work of contemporary philosophers, Stiglitz explains a deeper, more humane way to assess freedoms—one that considers with care what to do when one person’s freedom conflicts with another’s. We must reimagine our existing economic and legal systems and embrace forms of collective action, including regulation and investment, if we are to create an innovative society in which everyone can flourish. The task could not be more urgent, and Stiglitz’s latest book is essential reading for those committed to the American ideal of an economic and political system that delivers well-being, opportunity, and meaningful freedoms for all.