A Good Life on a Finite Earth : the Political Economy of Green Growth.
The potential conflict among economic and ecological goals has formed the central fault line of environmental politics in the United States and most other countries since the 1970s. This offers a stark choice between prosperity and growth, on the one hand, and ecological degradation on the other. Bu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Series: | Studies Comparative Energy and Environ.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The potential conflict among economic and ecological goals has formed the central fault line of environmental politics in the United States and most other countries since the 1970s. This offers a stark choice between prosperity and growth, on the one hand, and ecological degradation on the other. But as Daniel J. Fiorino examines in this book, the concept of green growth provides an alternative path that focuses on ecological and economic balance. While he focuses on the United States, Fiorino will also draw comparisons to green growth policy in other countries, including Germany, China, and B. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190605827 0190605820 9780190860318 0190860316 9780190605834 0190605839 |