| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 346 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-323) and index. |
| Contents |
The first "great transformation" -- Why "business as usual" cannot continue -- From fossil fuels to renewable energy -- From the linear to the circular economy -- From generic to eco-finance -- The transition to a green economy -- From green economy to green economics -- The greening of capitalism. |
| Summary |
As China, India, and other industrializing giants grow, they are confronted with an inconvenient truth: They cannot rely on the conventions of capitalism as we know them today. Western industrialism has achieved miracles, promoting unprecedented levels of prosperity and raising hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet, if allowed to proceed unencumbered, this paradigm will do irreversible harm to the planet. By necessity, a new approach to environmentally conscious development is already emerging in the East, with China leading the way. Positioning its argument against zero-growth advocates and. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Asia.
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Economic development -- Environmental aspects. |
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Asia. |
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Sustainable development -- Asia.
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Sustainable development. |
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Capitalism -- Environmental aspects -- Asia.
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Capitalism -- Environmental aspects. |
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Capitalism. |
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Asia -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mathews, John A. (John Alwyn), 1946- Greening of capitalism 9780804791502 (DLC) 2014010114 (OCoLC)880244197 |
| ISBN |
9780804793162 (electronic book) |
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0804793166 (electronic book) |
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9780804791502 |
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0804791503 |
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