Consumption, Jobs and the Environment - A Fourth Way?

Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework based explicitly on welfare and suggest where cuts in consumption, working hours and ecological risks might be made most usefully.

List of contents

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Introduction: The Purpose and Structure of the Book PART I: THREE MAJOR UNSOLVED PROBLEMS Ecological Impacts and Risks The Employment Problems PART II: TOWARDS A SOLUTION BASED ON WELFARE Moving Away from Growth Only: A Conceptual Framework Orders of Magnitude of Change A First Selected Set of Social Performance/Progress Indicators The Fourth Way in Practice: What Can Be Done Index

About the author

ROY CARR-HILL is Reader in Medical and Social Statistics at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. In addition, he is a part-time Research Professor in Education in Developing Countries at the Institute of Education, University of London. His main research interests are in inequalities in health, measurement of outcomes, resource allocation across the social sectors, adult literacy and basic education in Africa.

JOHN LINTOTT is Senior Lecturer in Economics at South Bank University, London. His main research interests are social and economic statistics and ecological economics.

Summary

Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework based explicitly on welfare and suggest where cuts in consumption, working hours and ecological risks might be made most usefully.

Product details

• Authors: Carr-Hill, R Carr-Hill, R. Carr-Hill, Roy Carr-Hill, Roy Lintott Carr-Hill, J Lintott, J. Lintott, John Lintott
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349420322
• ISBN: 978-1-349-42032-2
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Global Issues; Global issues series; Global Issues (Palgrave MacMil; Global Issues
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; B, Welfare State, Environmental Policy, Welfare, Economic theory & philosophy, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, Public Administration, Public Policy, Welfare economics, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Environmental Politics, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Labor Economics, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Choice and Welfare