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The bridge at the edge of the world : capitalism, the environment, and crossing from crisis to sustainability /

Speth, James Gustave.

The bridge at the edge of the world : capitalism, the environment, and crossing from crisis to sustainability / James Gustave Speth. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008. - xix, 295 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-279) and index.

Looking into the abyss -- Modern capitalism : out of control -- The limits of today's environmentalism -- The market : making it work for the environment -- Economic growth : moving to a post-growth society -- Real growth : promoting the well-being of people and nature -- Consumption : living with enough, not always more -- The corporation : changing the fundamental dynamics -- Capitalism's core : advancing beyond today's capitalism -- A new consciousness -- A new politics -- The bridge at the edge of the world.

9780300136111 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0300136110 (clothbound : alk. paper)

2007043584

GBA817569 bnb

014519260 Uk


Environmental economics.
Capitalism--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.

HC79.E5 / S6652 2008

333.7

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