Smith / Lyons / Sauer-Thompson The Bankruptcy of Economics: Ecology, Economics and the Sustainability of the Earth

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-349-27569-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Web PDF

We live in times of uncertainty and insecurity, at a personal, national and global level. Writers such as Samuel P. Huntington and Robert D. Kaplan, respectively, have spoken of an emerging 'clash of civilizations' and of 'coming anarchy'. This book is also concerned with the future of civilization, in particular with the conflict between economic growth and the sustainability of the biophysical lifesupport systems of the planet, arguing that the flawed system of orthodox neo-classical economics has justified the modernist belief in the necessity of unending economic growth and the ceaseless exploitation of nature.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Joseph Wayne

Lyons, Graham

Sauer-Thompson, Gary

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface The Crisis of Civilization: Economic Globalization and the Shredding of the World The Bankruptcy of Economics Fingernails on the Mind's Blackboard: Universal Reason, Postmodernity and the Limits of Science Civilization's Wake: Ecology, Economics and the Roots of Environmental Destruction and Neglect Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

JOSEPH WAYNE SMITH is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is the author of (with G. Sauer-Thompson and G. Lyons), (with E. Moore and G. Lyons), (with G. Sauer-Thompson), and (with J. Tanton and D. McCormack eds).

GRAHAM LYONS is a prominent Australian businessman and agriculturalist. He is the Director of Glen Bold Cattle Ranch in Echunga and a number of other properties. He has studied applied genetics at the Wait Agricultural Research Institute in Adelaide, South Australia. He is co-author of (with E. Moore and J.W. Smith) and (with G. Sauer-Thompson and J.W. Smith).

GARY SAUER-THOMPSON was trained as an economist in New Zealand and worked in the New Zealand public service for a number of years. He returned to university after migrating to Australia where he studied philosophy. He is presently a Lecturer in Philosophy at Flinders University of South Australia. He is co-author of (with J.W. Smith and G. Lyons) and(with J.W. Smith).