Economic Growth and Societal Collapse: Beyond Green Growth and Degrowth Fairy Tales - Couverture souple

Naudé, Wim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3031455843 ISBN 13 : 9783031455841

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024

Synopsis

It has been said that, in the light of ecological overshoot, that human civilization faces two future possibilities: a Great Decoupling or a Great Collapse. In this book, two distinct positions to achieve the Great Decoupling are critically evaluated: Green Growth and Degrowth. It is concluded that neither Green Growth nor Degrowth will be able to achieve the Great Decoupling.  The possibility for society to collapse is then raised, with the potential for a civilizational rebound pondered.  Whether collapse may be a feature, and not a bug, of the long-run evolution of complex civilization is discussed.

This book offers a thought provoking and unique perspective on the economic and ecological challenges faced by modern societies. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in environmental economics and economic policy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Wim Naudé is Visiting Professor at RWTH Aachen University and Fellow at the ASC, University of Leiden

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3031455843
• ISBN 13: 9783031455841
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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