Jevons' Paradoxes

William Stanley Jevons and the Roots of Biophysical and Neoclassical Economics

AvKent Klitgaard

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

I?n 1865, economist William Stanley Jevons published The Coal Question, describing the crucial role that coal played in British economic development. Jevons could not solve this paradox in light of his belief that coal mines were becoming exhausted and more expensive to operate, and that there was no substitute for coal.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-01-18
Mått:155 x 235 x 8 mm
Vikt:224 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in Energy
Antal sidor:120
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030935887

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Kent Klitgaard is a Professor Emeritus of Economics and Sustainability at Wells College, having just retired from a thirty-year teaching career.Kent is the co-author, in collaboration with Charlie Hall, of Energy and the Wealth of Nations, co-founder of the International Society of Biophysical Economics, and a board member of the Biophysical Economics Institute. He is the proud father of two adult children who have eschewed the corporate road to wealth in order to do good for the world.

Innehållsförteckning

Good Jevons, Bad Jevons: William Stanley Jevons and the Roots of Neoclassical and Biophysical Economics.- Jevons the Empiricist: Gold; Coal; and Sunspots.- Jevons the Theorist: The Theory of Political Economy and the Roots of Neoclassical Economics.- Energy, Labor, and the Industrial Revolution.- Conclusion: Jevons’ Many Paradoxes and Thoughts for the Future.