The Bankruptcy of Economics: Ecology, Economics and the Sustainability of the Earth

by Gary Sauer-Thompson, Joseph Wayne Smith, Graham Lyons

We live in times of uncertainty and insecurity, at a personal, national and global level. Writers such as Samuel P. Huntington and Robert D. Kaplan, respectively, have spoken of an emerging 'clash of civilizations' and of 'coming anarchy'. This book is also concerned with the future of civilization, in particular with the conflict between economic growth and the sustainability of the biophysical lifesupport systems of the planet, arguing that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312214243
• ISBN13: 9780312214241
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"