A global green new deal : rethinking the economic recovery /

"Meeting the short run challenges of reviving the worldwide economy need not mean sacrificing long run economic and environmental sustainability. A Global Green New Deal (GGND) is an economic policy strategy for ensuring a more economically and environmentally sustainable world economic recover...

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Main Author: Barbier, Edward, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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  • Machine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Author's preface; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Part I. Why a Global Green New Deal?: 1. Introduction: opportunity from crisis; Part II. The Key Components of a Global Green New Deal: 2. Reducing carbon dependency; 3. Reducing ecological scarcity; 4. Challenges facing developing economies; 5. National priorities for a global green new deal; Part III. The Role of the International Community: 6. Promoting global governance; 7. Facilitating access to finance; 8. Enhancing trade incentives; 9. Conclusion: international priorities for a global green new deal; Part IV. Towards a Greener World Economy: 10. Summary of recommendations; 11. Will a global green new deal succeed?; 12. Beyond a green economic recovery; Appendices; Glossary.