Heat, Greed and Human Need: Climate Change, Capitalism and Sustainable Wellbeing
- ISBN-10
- 1785365118
- ISBN-13
- 9781785365119
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-27
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Author
- Ian Gough
Description
This book builds an essential bridge between climate change and social policy. Combining ethics and human need theory with political economy and climate science, it offers a long-term, interdisciplinary analysis of the prospects for sustainable development and social justice. Beyond ‘green growth’ (which assumes an unprecedented rise in the emissions efficiency of production) it envisages two further policy stages vital for rich countries: a progressive ‘recomposition’ of consumption, and a post-growth ceiling on demand. An essential resource for scholars and policymakers.
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