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The bridge at the edge of the world : capitalism, the environment, and crossing from crisis to sustainability / James Gustave Speth.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.Description: xix, 295 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780300136111 (clothbound : alk. paper)
  • 0300136110 (clothbound : alk. paper)
  • 9780300151152 (pbk.)
  • 0300151152 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.7 22
LOC classification:
  • HC79.E5 S752b 2008
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Contents:
Looking into the abyss -- Modern capitalism : out of control -- The limits of today's environmentalism -- The market : making it work for the environment -- Economic growth : moving to a post-growth society -- Real growth : promoting the well-being of people and nature -- Consumption : living with enough, not always more -- The corporation : changing the fundamental dynamics -- Capitalism's core : advancing beyond today's capitalism -- A new consciousness -- A new politics -- The bridge at the edge of the world.
Summary: Presents an analysis of modern capitalism and its impact on the global environmental crises, and discusses how the transformation of current economic and political systems can lead to environmental sustainability.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HC79.E5 S752b 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 00000074929

"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-279) and index.

Looking into the abyss -- Modern capitalism : out of control -- The limits of today's environmentalism -- The market : making it work for the environment -- Economic growth : moving to a post-growth society -- Real growth : promoting the well-being of people and nature -- Consumption : living with enough, not always more -- The corporation : changing the fundamental dynamics -- Capitalism's core : advancing beyond today's capitalism -- A new consciousness -- A new politics -- The bridge at the edge of the world.

Presents an analysis of modern capitalism and its impact on the global environmental crises, and discusses how the transformation of current economic and political systems can lead to environmental sustainability.

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