From Bioeconomics to Degrowth: Georgescu-Roegen's 'New Economics' in Eight Essays

ISBN-13: 9781138802964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 296 str.

Nicolas Georgescu-Roegen;Mauro Bonaiuti;?Abar

Opis

Nicolae Georgescu-Roegen (1906-1994) is considered today as perhaps the chief founder of the transdisciplinary field known as 'ecological economics', but that he defined himself as 'bioeconomics'. This title publishes a collection of the most relevant Georgescu-Roegen essays on bioeconomics.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Mauro Bonaiuti  2. The Entropy Law and the Economic Problem  3. Energy and Economic Myths  4. The Steady State and the Ecological Salvation: A Thermodynamic Analysis  5. Inequality, Limits and Growth from a Bioeconomic Viewpoint  6. Energy Analysis and Economic Valuation  7. Bioeconomics and Ethics  8. Feasible Recipes Versus Viable Technologies  9. Quo Vadis Homo Sapiens-sapiens  10. From Bioeconomics to Degrowth Mauro Bonaiuti