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  • The Annotated Works of Henry George

    Our Land and Land Policy and Other Works, Volume I

    Series series The Annotated Works of Henry George
    Henry George (1839–1897) rose to fame as a social reformer and economist amid the industrial and intellectual turbulence of the late nineteenth century. His best-selling Progress and Poverty (1879) captures the ravages of privileged monopolies and the woes of industrialization in a language of eloquent indignation. His reform agenda resonates as powerfully today as it did in the Gilded Age, and ... Leer más

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  • The Half-Life of Policy Rationales

    How New Technology Affects Old Policy Issues

    The Half-Life of Policy Rationales argues that the appropriateness of policy depends on the state of technology, and that the justifications for many public policies are dissolving as technology advances. As new detection and metering technologies are being developed for highways, parking, and auto emissions, and information becomes more accessible and user-friendly, this volume argues that ... Leer más

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  • Overconnected

    The Promise and Threat of the Internet

    "Shows how the unanticipated effects of the Internet are distorting economics, politics, international relations, and individual lives" (James Fallows).In Overconnected, Bill Davidow, a former Silicon Valley executive, explains how the almost miraculous success of the Internet has also created a unique set of hazards, in effect overconnecting us, with the direst of consequences for our political, ... Leer más

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  • Natural Capitalism

    There are no more reespected voices in the environmental movement than these authors, true counselors on the direction of twenty-first-century business. With hundreds of thousands of books sold worldwide, they have set the agenda for rational, ecologically sound industrial development. In this inspiring book they define a superior & sustainable form of capitalism based on a system that radically ... Leer más

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  • The Rise and Fall of American Growth

    The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threatIn the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? ... Leer más

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  • Sonic Boom

    Globalization at Mach Speed

    What can a spell-checker tell you about economic trends? Why is the world’s supply of ideas about to double? What did America get right in the nineteenth century that it’s getting wrong in the twenty-first? If Karl Marx were alive today, would he be hosting a show on Fox News?These are just a few of the provocative questions asked by Sonic Boom, a (mainly) optimistic look at the near future. Sonic ... Leer más

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  • Climatopolis

    How Our Cities Will Thrive in the Hotter Future

    "Climatopolis documents the thinking of a first-rate economist on one of the most pressing issues of our time" -- NatureWe have released the genie from the bottle: climate change is coming, and there's no stopping it. The question, according to environmental economist Matthew E. Kahn, is not how we're going to avoid a hotter future but how we're going to adapt to it. In Climatopolis, Kahn argues ... Leer más

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  • Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities As Economic Cities

    The Eco2 Cities approach is a point of departure for cities that would like to reap the many benefits of ecological and economic sustainability. It provides an analytical and operational framework that offers strategic guidance to cities on sustainable and integrated urban development. At the same time case studies are used throughout the book to provide a matter-of-fact and ground-level ... Leer más

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  • An Introduction to Sustainable Development

    This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy ... Leer más

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  • Tiger Economies Under Threat: A Comparative Analysis Of Malaysia's Industrial Prospects And Policy Options

    Southeast Asian tiger economies feel threatened by competition from other countries and worry that their growth momentum might be flagging. Even though their growth rates are above the average for the world and for developing countries, they fall short of yesterday's economic performance. The underlying worry is that they presage the beginning of a downward trend, the harbingers of which are lower ... Leer más

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  • A Good Disruption

    Redefining Growth in the Twenty-First Century

    A Good Disruption describes how disruptive technology can be used to combat the economic challenges of our age and sets out an inspirational vision of a more effective and sustainable growth model.Disruptive technology is one of the defining economic trends of our age, transforming one major industry after another. But what is the true impact of such disruption on the world's economies, and does ... Leer más

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  • Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

    Technology, Incentives, Behavior

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    The complexity of carbon reduction and economic sustainability is significantly complicated by competing aspects of socioeconomic practices as well as legislative, regulatory, and scientific requirements and protocols. An easy to read and understand guide, Sioshansi, along with an international group of contributors, moves through the maze of carbon reduction methods and technologies, providing ... Leer más

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