The Economics of Enough

How to Run the Economy as If the Future Matters
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-691-15629-3
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 606 g

The world's leading economies are facing not just one but many crises. The financial meltdown may not be over, climate change threatens major global disruption, economic inequality has reached extremes not seen for a century, and government and business are widely distrusted. At the same time, many people regret the consumerism and social corrosion of modern life. What these crises have in common, Diane Coyle argues, is a reckless disregard for the future--especially in the way the economy is run. How can we achieve the financial growth we need today without sacrificing a decent future for our children, our societies, and our planet? How can we realize what Coyle calls "the Economics of Enough"? Running the economy for tomorrow as well as today will require a wide range of policy changes. The top priority must be ensuring that we get a true picture of long-term economic prospects, with the development of official statistics on national wealth in its broadest sense, including natural and human resources. Saving and investment will need to be encouraged over current consumption. Above all, governments will need to engage citizens in a process of debate about the difficult choices that lie ahead and rebuild a shared commitment to the future of our societies. Creating a sustainable economy--having enough to be happy without cheating the future--won't be easy. But The Economics of Enough starts a profoundly important conversation about how we can begin--and the first steps we need to take.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coyle, Diane

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overview 1

PART ONE: CHALLENGES

CHAPTER ONE: Happiness 21

CHAPTER TWO: Nature 55

CHAPTER THREE: Posterity 85

CHAPTER FOUR: Fairness 114

CHAPTER FIVE: Trust 145

PART TWO: OBSTACLES

CHAPTER SIX: Measurement 181

CHAPTER SEVEN: Values 209

CHAPTER EIGHT: Institutions 239

PART THREE: MANIFESTO

CHAPTER NINE: The Manifesto of Enough 267

Acknowledgments 299

Notes 301

References 313

Illustration Credits 327

Index 329

Über Autor(innen)

Coyle, Diane
Diane Coyle runs Enlightenment Economics, a consulting firm specializing in technology and globalization, and is the author of a number of books on economics, including "The Soulful Science" (Princeton), "Sex, Drugs and Economics", and "The Weightless World". A BBC trustee and a visiting professor at the University of Manchester, she holds a PhD in economics from Harvard.