Paradoxical Harvest

Klappentext This book is a study of the relationship between the use of energy in society and the general pattern of development in Great Britain during the 1870 1914 era. Zusammenfassung This book is a study of the relationship between the use of energy in society and the general pattern of development in Great Britain during the 1870–1914 era. Professor Adams argues that Britain's apparent 'decline' in this period was not in fact a decline but a levelling off in capacity to do work, a result of the country's collective decision to invest more heavily abroad than at home. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures and tables; Preface; 1. A historical overview, 1870-1914; 2. Concepts and theory; 3. The levelling off of energy consumption; 4. The world structure expands; 5. Triggering flows: trade, investment and invisibles; 6. Triggering flows: skills; 7. The case of grain agriculture; 8. Advantages at home; 9. The regulatory weakness of government; 10. The relation of human energy to non-human energy; 11. Conclusion; Appendix: obtaining human energy sectors; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Adams, Richard N. Adams, Richard Newbold Adams, richardn. Adams, Adams Richard N.
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521288668
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28866-8
• Series: London Mathematical Society Le
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories