Prosperity without growth : economics for a finite planet
01 Oct 2011-Energy & Environment (SAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England)-Vol. 22, Iss: 7, pp 1013-1016
TL;DR: The Age of Irresponsibility, the Dilemma of growth, the Myth of Decoupling, the Iron Cage of Consumerism, and the Green New Deal as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Foreword 1. Prosperity Lost 2. The Age of Irresponsibility 3. Redefining Prosperity 4. The Dilemma of Growth 5. The Myth of Decoupling 6. The 'Iron Cage' of Consumerism 7. Keynesianism and the 'Green New Deal' 8. Ecological Macro-Economics 9. Flourishing - within Limits 10. Governance for Prosperity 11. The Transition to a Sustainable Economy 12. A Lasting Prosperity Appendices References Endnotes
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