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245			_aProsperity without growth: _beconomics for a finite planet / _cTim Jackson
260			_bEarthscan, _aLondon: _c2010.
300			_axx,264 p.
505			_aFront Cover; Prosperity without Growth Economics for a Finite Planet; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Forewords by Herman E. Daly, Bill McKibben, Mary Robinson and Pavan Sukhdev; -- 1. Prosperity Lost -- 2. The Age of Irresponsibility-- 3. Redefining Prosperity; -- 4. The Dilemma of Growth -- 5. The Myth of Decoupling -- 6. The 'Iron Cage' of Consumerism -- 7. Keynesianism and the 'Green New Deal'-- 8. Ecological Macro-economics; -- 9. Flourishing -- 10. Governance for Prosperity -- 11. The Transition to a Sustainable Economy; -- 12. A Lasting Prosperity; Appendices. List of Figures, Tables and BoxesList of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Notes; References; Index.
520			_a Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson? a top sustainability adviser to the UK government? makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations. No one denies that development is essential for poorer nations. But in the advanced economies there is mounting evidence that ever-increasing consumption adds little to human happiness and may even impede it. More urgently, it is now clear that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are col.
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