Escape from Overshoot: Economics for a Planet in Peril Victor Peter A.
Earth overshoot will end either by design or by disaster. Which future should we choose?Earth is in overshoot. The cumulative impact of 8 billion humans combined with the relentless pursuit of…
Specifikacia Escape from Overshoot: Economics for a Planet in Peril Victor Peter A.
Earth overshoot will end either by design or by disaster. Which future should we choose?Earth is in overshoot. The cumulative impact of 8 billion humans combined with the relentless pursuit of economic growth in the name of progress has stressed the planet beyond its limits. We must act now.Surveying economic alternatives and charting plausible paths forward for a planned economic contraction, Escape from Overshoot covers a wide terrain, including:An overview of Earth overshoot and prevailing trends and implications for humans and biodiversityA concise review of economic ideas including neoclassical, Keynesian, Marxist, ecological economics, and steady state economics with an eye to the current crisis An analysis of the limitations and possibilities of alternative scenarios such as green growth, doughnut