Green Economics: An Introduction to Theory, Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781844075713 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str.

Molly Scott-Cato

Opis

This highly readable introduction explains the axioms of green economics including views on taxation, welfare, money, economic development and employment through the work of inspirational figures like Schumacher, Robertson and Douthwaite.

Spis treści

Introduction: Green Economics for People and the Planet * Part I: Theory * Where Did it all Start? * Economics and Identity * Part II: Vision for the Future * Work * Money * Green Business: From Maximising Profits to a Vision of Conviviality * Part III: Policies for a Green Economy * The Policy Context * Globalisation and Trade * Supporting the Local Economy * Green Taxation * Green Welfare * Land and the Built Environment * Index

O autorze

Molly Scott-Cato is a Reader in Green Economics at Cardiff School of Management and Economics Speaker for the Green Party. She is also a member of the core group of Transition Stroud and regularly addresses other Transition Towns on economics themes.