Enough Is Enough - Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources

This powerful book sets out arguments and an agenda of policy proposals for achieving a sustainable and prosperous, but non-growing economy, also known as a steady-state economy. The authors describe a plan for solving the major social and environmental problems which face us today on a finite planet with a rapidly growing population.

List of contents

Part 1. Questions of Enough 1. Have You Had Enough? 2. Why Should Enough Be the Goal? 3. How Much is Enough? 4. What Sort of Economy Provides Enough? Part 2: Strategies of Enough 5. Enough Throughput: Limiting Resource Use and Waste Production 6. Enough People: Stabilizing Population 7. Enough Inequality: Distributing Income and Wealth 8. Enough Debt: Reforming Monetary and Financial Systems 9. Enough Miscalculation: Changing the Way We Measure Progress 10. Enough Unemployment: Securing Meaningful Jobs 11. Enough Business as Usual: Rethinking Commerce Part 3: Advancing the Economy of Enough 12. Enough Materialism: Changing Consumer Behavior 13. Enough Silence: Engaging Politicians and the Media 14. Enough Unilateralism: Changing National Goals and Improving International Cooperation 15. Enough Waiting: Taking Action to Start the Transition

About the author

Rob Dietz is editor of the Daly News and the former executive director of CASSE (the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy).
Dan O'Neill is a lecturer in ecological economics at the University of Leeds, UK and the chief economist for CASSE.

Summary

This powerful book sets out arguments and an agenda of policy proposals for achieving a sustainable and prosperous, but non-growing economy, also known as a steady-state economy. The authors describe a plan for solving the major social and environmental problems which face us today on a finite planet with a rapidly growing population.

Product details

• Authors: Rob Dietz, Rob (Centre for the Advancement of the Stea Dietz, Rob O''neill Dietz, Dietz Rob, Dan O'Neill, O'Neill Dan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.01.2013
• EAN: 9780415820936
• ISBN: 978-0-415-82093-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies