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  • Beyond Growth

    The Economics of Sustainable Development

    by Herman E. Daly ...
    "Daly is turning economics inside out by putting the earth and its diminishing natural resources at the center of the field . . . a kind of reverse Copernican revolution in economics."--Utne Reader"Considered by most to be the dean of ecological economics, Herman E. Daly elegantly topples many shibboleths in Beyond Growth. Daly challenges the conventional notion that growth is always good, and he ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Local Politics of Global Sustainability

    by Thomas Prugh, Robert Costanza, Herman E. Daly ...
    The most difficult questions of sustainability are not about technology; they are about values. Answers to such questions cannot be found by asking the "experts," but can only be resolved in the political arena. In The Local Politics of Global Sustainability, author Thomas Prugh, with Robert Costanza and Herman Daly, two ofthe leading thinkers in the field of ecological economics, explore the kind ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • Steady-State Economics

    Second Edition With New Essays

    by Herman E. Daly ...
    First published in 1977, this volume caused a sensation because of Daly's radical view that "enough is best." Today, his ideas are recognized as the key to sustainable development, and Steady-State Economics is universally acknowledged as the leading book on the economics of sustainability. ... Read more

    $41.79 USD

  • Ethics of Consumption

    The Good Life, Justice, and Global Stewardship

    by Luis A. Camacho, Colin H. Campbell, David A. Crocker, Eleonora Curlo, Herman E. Daly, Eliezer Diamond, Robert Goodland, Allen L. Hammond, Nathan Keyfitz, Robert E. Lane0, Judith Lichtenberg1, David Luban2, James A. Nash3, Martha C. Nussbaum4, ThomasW Pogge5, Mark Sagoff6, Juliet B. Schor7, Michael Schudson8, Jerome M. Segal9, Amartya Sen0, Alan Strudler1, Paul L. Wachtel2, Paul E. Waggoner3, David Wasserman4, Charles K. Wilber5 ...
    Series series Philosophy and the Global Context
    Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology, history, and social ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Energy, Economics, And The Environment

    Conflicting Views Of An Essential Interrelationship

    by Herman E Daly ...
    This book gives an overview of the problem of providing economics with a biophysical foundation, explains the importance of energy in economic valuation and aims to develop novel ways of evaluating the physical constraints of our planet and the services provided by the natural environment. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • From Uneconomic Growth to a Steady-State Economy

    by Herman E. Daly ...
    Series series Advances in Ecological Economics series
    This timely collection of essays is a magnificent testament to Daly's pioneering work over four decades. Armed with clear scientific principles and an unfailing logic, Daly sets out on an urgent quest to develop an economics fit for purpose on a finite planet. The originality and clarity of thought revealed in this new collection is extraordinary. It cements Daly's status as the most visionary ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

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    by Ivan Illich ...
    A work of seminal importance, this book presents Ivan Illich's penetrating analysis of the industrial mode of production which characterises our contemporary world. The conviviality for which noted social philosopher Ivan Illich is arguing is one in which the individual's personal energies are under direct personal control and in which the use of tools is responsibly limited. This book claims out ... Read more

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  • The Gardens of Democracy

    A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government

    by Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer ...
    American democracy is informed by the 18th century’s most cutting edge thinking on society, economics, and government. We’ve learned some things in the intervening 230 years about self interest, social behaviors, and how the world works. Now, authors Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer argue that some fundamental assumptions about citizenship, society, economics, and government need updating. For many years ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate

    by Andrew J. Hoffman ...
    Though the scientific community largely agrees that climate change is underway, debates about this issue remain fiercely polarized. These conversations have become a rhetorical contest, one where opposing sides try to achieve victory through playing on fear, distrust, and intolerance. At its heart, this split no longer concerns carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, or climate modeling; rather, it is ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Earth in Mind

    On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect

    by David W. Orr ...
    In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of inadequate and misdirected education that:alienates us from life in the name of human dominationcauses students to worry about how to make a living before they know who they areoveremphasizes ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Radical Transformation

    Oligarchy, Collapse, and the Crisis of Civilization

    by Kevin MacKay ...
    Radical Transformation is a story about industrial civilization’s impending collapse, and about the possibilities of averting this fate. Human communities first emerged as egalitarian, democratic groups that existed in symbiotic relationship with their environments. Increasing complexity led to the emergence of oligarchy, in which societies became captive to the logic of domination, exploitation, ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Market System: What It Is, How It Works, and What To Make of It

    by Charles E. Lindblom ...
    In the wake of the collapse of communism, we hear much about the victory of the market system.” Just what is the market system? This clear and accessible book begins by answering this question, then goes on to explain how the market system works and what it can and cannot do. Charles E. Lindblom, writing in nontechnical language for a wide general audience, offers an evenhanded view of the market ... Read more

    $15.99 USD