Miljöekonomi
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Häftad, Svenska, 2020
458 kr
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Välfärdsstat i förändring beskriver Västeuropa under 2000-talet. Författaren strävar efter att fånga huvudmönstren i välfärdsstaternas förändringar och diskuterar också vilka drivkrafterna bakom har varit samt vilka konsekvenser de har fått på den sociala välfärden i Europa. Boken innehåller även en diskussion om de metodologiska och teoretiska utgångspunkter som ligger till grund för välfärdsstatliga analyser och jämförelser. Två budskap är centrala. Det första är att välfärdsstaten och dess förändringar är mångfacetterade fenomen som kan förstås och mätas på olika sätt. Det andra att de västeuropeiska välfärdsstaterna har genomgått, och fortsätter att genomgå, förändringar. Dessa har i många fall inneburit att vi har fått försämrade sociala skyddsnät, men förändringarna har samtidigt inneburit expansion inom andra områden av välfärdsstaten – i första hand de nya sociala riskområden som socialpolitiken riktar sig till. Vi bör därmed kanske förstå välfärdsstatens förändring som en kontinuerlig anpassningsprocess där huvudmålet är att ”rekalibrera” socialpolitiken i förhållande till förändrade behov och förutsättningar. Boken vänder sig i första hand till studerande vid socialvetenskapliga och samhällsvetenskapliga universitets- och högskoleutbildningar i de nordiska länderna, men kan läsas av alla som har ett intresse för välfärdsstatens förändring.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
228 kr
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'A clear vision for a profoundly different economy' Irish TimesOne of the most deeply ingrained beliefs of our age is that perpetual economic growth is the solution to most, if not all, of society's problems. In Slow Down or Die, French economist Timothée Parrique brilliantly challenges this myth, demonstrating how producing more won't solve climate change, poverty, or inequality. In fact, our obsession with growth is accelerating social and ecological collapse.Parrique proposes a different vision - a "post-growth" economy, where we look beyond the vagaries of GDP and measure our economies through how well we provide for each other. Instead of infinitely accumulating wealth, our goal must be a just, equitable, and sustainable society. Accessible and inspiring, Slow Down or Die is a radical call to embrace a future of shared prosperity, where slowing down is the key to a better, sustainable future.
Häftad, Svenska, 2019
383 kr
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Hur ska vi använda våra ekonomiska resurser för att skapa förutsättningar för bästa möjliga hälsa? Bör vaccin mot vattkoppor inkluderas i det nationella vaccinationsprogrammet? Hur avgörs om ett nytt läkemedel eller annan medicinsk teknologi bör subventioneras och erbjudas patienter inom det ordinarie sjukvårdsutbudet? Det är för att kunna besvara, eller åtminstone förstå hur vi kan formulera olika svar till dessa frågor, som forskare och praktiker alltmer har börjat intressera sig för hälsoekonomiska utvärderingar. I Hälsoekonomisk utvärdering presenteras de vanligaste metoderna för att genomföra hälsoekonomiska utvärderingar, där kostnaderna med olika interventioner ställs i relation till patientnyttan. Boken är skriven så att det inte ska krävas förkunskaper i ekonomi eller medicin för att kunna tillgodogöra sig innehållet. Hälsoekonomisk utvärdering riktar sig både till studenter inom hälsovetenskapliga och ekonomiska utbildningar och till andra som är intresserade av hur hälsoekonomi och kostnadseffektivitet kan användas för prioriteringsarbete inom hälso- och sjukvården och för folkhälsoarbete.
Häftad, Svenska, 2021
243 kr
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Solpaneler och elbilar framställs ofta som avgörande faktorer i omställningen till ett klimatanpassat samhälle, som om omställningen bara skulle vara en fråga om att byta teknik. Det är lätt att glömma att det faktiskt är priserna på arbete och resurser i olika delar av världen som gör solpanelerna och elbilarna möjliga till att börja med. Vi är kort sagt lika förblindade av vår teknik som av våra konsumtionsvaror. Vi ser föremålen men inte hur mycket lågavlönat arbete och skövlad natur som de står för. När vi konsumerar – alltså metaforiskt äter – varorna förtär vi andra människors livsenergi. I "Kannibalernas maskerad" anlägger humanekologen Alf Hornborg ett antropologiskt perspektiv på hela resurs- och omställningsproblematiken och visar hur pengar och teknik i själva verket fungerar som raffinerade metoder för att tillägna sig andra människors tid och naturresurser. Både ekonomer och ingenjörer lever med den moderna synvillan att ekonomin kan bortse ifrån naturen medan tekniken handlar om fysiska ting som inget har med världssamhället att göra. Denna synvilla utmanas alltmer av antropocen – den nya tidsålder då människors verksamhet påverkar hela jordklotet. Kan vi tygla vår rovdrift på varandra och planeten genom att utforma våra pengar på nya sätt? Kan vi föreställa oss en ekonomi som tar hänsyn till människor och miljö bortom vår horisont? Kan vi genomskåda vår tids magi? Alf Hornborg är antropolog och professor i humanekologi vid Lunds universitet. Han har publicerat en rad böcker på engelska. På Daidalos har han tidigare givit ut "Myten om maskinen" (2010) och "Nollsummespelet" (2015).
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
213 kr
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'Rigorously argued and radically hopeful' - Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism'Indispensable ... resets the terms of left debate' - Jodi Dean, author of Capital's GraveCapitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s pursuit of profits, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored.We need an alternative. We need radical abundance. A world of human and non-human flourishing made possible by democratically planned production. But radical abundance can’t just be voted into existence through parliamentary means, it must be made by taking control of our collective reproduction in the here and now.Packed with fascinating research and real-life examples of communal planning and resistance, this book will convince you that a better future is possible, if we want it.
Pocket, Svenska, 2016
54 kr
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DET FINNS ingen nutida tänkare som så skickligt berättat om vår tid och vart vi är på väg som Naomi Klein. Hennes No Logo och Chockdoktrinen är moderna samhällsanalysklassiker och nu har hon gett sig i kast med den verkliga ödesfrågan klimatet. Världen går mot sin undergång och väldigt lite görs för att försöka undvika katastrofen. I Det här förändrar allt försöker Naomi Klein ta reda på varför. Och hon gör det genom att beskriva världen precis som den är just nu: vilka är det som bestämmer, vad bestämmer de och vad är de ute efter. Den mest avgörande insikten för både Klein och oss läsare är mötet med Stilla Havs-republiken Nauru. Det lilla örikets landmassa bestod i huvudsak av fosfor som de sålde dyrt till konstgödselindustrin. Det var deras guld, deras lycka fram till slutet av 90-talet då knappt något fanns kvar av öriket, medan havsvattennivån steg oroväckande snabbt. När öriket var som rikast, stod befolkningen på kanten till det stora gruvhålet. Naurus öde kan liknas vid en skeppsbruten som säljer sin flytväst till högstbjudande. Och det gäller inte bara Nauru. Vi gör samma sak över hela klotet. De rika blir rikare, hjulen snurrar snabbare men jorden töms, blir ett skal av halvdöd industriskog, stora öknar och döda jordar. Detta fångas i Det här förändrar allt med obönhörlig precision. Men det vore inte Naomi Klein om hon inte också lyckades inge läsaren hopp. Det är en bok som säger att den här skräckberättelsen kan få ett lyckligt slut det bestämmer vi. »Oerhört skickligt genomförd bok om klimatkrisen och kapitalismen.« DN »Den mest betydelsefulla och utmanande miljöboken sedan Tyst vår.« NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
93 kr
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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.In Hot Money Naomi Klein lays out the evidence that deregulated capitalism is waging war on the climate, and shows that, in order to stop the damage, we must change everything we think about how our world is run.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
158 kr
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RECENT TECHNICAL ADVANCES mean it is typically cheaper to produce electricity from renewable sources than from fossil fuels. Yet, around the world, the transition to green energy is happening too slowly if it is happening at all. As Brett Christophers argues, the problem is rooted in the absurdist nature of capitalist priorities: saving the planet on which our lives depend is not sufficiently profitable.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
205 kr
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The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist and creator of Drawdown, Paul HawkenThe dangers of climate change and a warming world have been in the public eye for fifty years. For three decades, scientists and the United Nations have urged us to address future existential threats. In Regeneration Paul Hawken has flipped the narrative, bringing people back into the conversation by demonstrating that addressing current human needs rather than future threats is the only path to solving the climate crisis.From land to ocean, food to industries - Regeneration proposes an extensive menu of actions that collectively can reverse the overheating and degradation of our planet. The solutions, techniques, and practices range from solar power, electric vehicles, and tree planting to bioregions, azolla fern and forest farms; they are all doable, science-based, and comprise a precise and unequivocal course of action.Whether you are an individual, community focused or a national government, Regeneration is a call to arms to mobilise and create a better future for ourselves on this planet.
Häftad, Svenska, 2017
80 kr
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Det är något sjukt över hur vi köper och slänger saker idag. Vi tycks köpa saker vi inte behöver för pengar vi inte har för att imponera på människor vi inte känner. Vad ligger bakom denna bulimikonsumtion av prylar, detta hetshandlande som både skadar plånboken och planeten? Och vad kan vi göra för att bryta den onda cirkeln och samtidigt rädda klimatet från överkonsumtionens effekter? I Stjärnorna ovanför Henrys hus försöker journalisten Per Grankvist att förstå hur vårt förhållande till saker förändrats sedan i mitten av 1800-talet och fram till våra dagar. Kan vi ens sluta köpa saker? Med sin förmåga att göra komplicerade saker begripliga och med sitt karaktäristiska sätt att blanda historia, vetenskap och psykologi gör Grankvist det möjligt för oss att betrakta vårt sätt att konsumera från en ny horisont. Essän är en påminnelse om några av de underläggande behov som vi försöker tillfredsställa när vi köper saker. Stjärnorna över Henrys hus kommer förändra hur du ser på din egen konsumtion och hjälpa dig att tänka annorlunda.
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
400 kr
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"There are several books on the market now that claim to take readers into the intricacies of health economics 'from first principles'. To me, this book succeeds better than any." Gavin Mooney, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney and University of Cape Town; Visiting Professor, Aarhus University, the University of New South Wales and the University of Southern Denmark
"This book would be an excellent choice for anyone wishing to be introduced to the field of health economics – it is undoubtedly the best ‘Health Economics 101’ textbook around ... There is a desperate need for a greater understanding of health economics principles among health system policy-makers, managers and researchers; this book will contribute enormously to developing such understanding." Professor Di McIntyre, South African Research Chair of Health and Wealth, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town
This practical text offers the ideal introduction to the economic techniques used in public health and is accessible enough for those who have no or limited knowledge of economics. Written in a user-friendly manner, the book covers key economic principles, such as supply and demand, healthcare markets, healthcare finance and economic evaluation.
The book has been thoroughly updated with new material reflecting important recent developments and policy shifts such as the rise of performance based funding in health care, the impact and cost of achieving universal health care and the growing effect of globalization and international trade on the health sector.This engaging new edition features:
Extensive use of global examples from low, middle and high income countries, real case studies and exercises to facilitate the understanding of economic conceptsA greater emphasis on the practical application of economic theories and concepts to the formulation of health policyNew chapters on macroeconomics, globalization and health and provider paymentsExtensively revised chapters on demand and supply, markets and economic evaluationIntroduction to Health Economics 2nd edition is the ideal companion text for students, public health practitioners, policy makers, managers and researchers looking for a greater understanding of health economics principles.Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.
Häftad, Svenska, 2021
396 kr
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Att förhindra omfattande klimatförändringar och en ekologisk kollaps samtidigt som miljarder människor ska lyftas ur fattigdom ställer nya krav på ekonomin. Boken presenterar de planetära gränserna, Agenda 2030, miljöekonomi och ekologisk ekonomi. Kopplingen mellan ekonomisk tillväxt och hållbar utveckling diskuteras liksom aktuell forskning om resiliens, socialt kapital och entreprenörskap.Hållbar utveckling och ekonomi - inom planetens gränser vänder sig till dig som studerar på utbildningar inom ekonomi, miljövetenskap och utvecklingsstudier samt till andra som är intresserade av ekonomins roll i arbetet mot en hållbar utveckling. Boken inleds med ett förord av Johan Rockström, professor i miljövetenskap, tidigare chef för SEI och Stockholm Resilience Centre. I dag är han chef för Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
163 kr
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A Guardian book to look out for in 2024An insightful exploration of the nature of inequality by the internationally bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century.In his newest work, Thomas Piketty explores how social inequality manifests itself very differently depending on the society and epoch in which it arises. History and culture play a central role, inequality being strongly linked to various socio-economic, political, civilisational, and religious developments. So it is culture in the broadest sense that makes it possible to explain the diversity, extent, and structure of the social inequality that we observe every day.Piketty briefly and concisely presents a lively synthesis of his work, taking up such diverse topics as education, inheritance, taxes, and the climate crisis, and provides exciting food for thought for a highly topical debate: Does natural inequality exist?
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
175 kr
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A Nobel Prize–winning economist tells the remarkable story of how the world has grown healthier, wealthier, but also more unequal over the past two and half centuriesThe world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Nobel Prize–winning economist Angus Deaton—one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty—tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind.Deaton describes vast innovations and wrenching setbacks: the successes of antibiotics, pest control, vaccinations, and clean water on the one hand, and disastrous famines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the other. He examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality. He also considers how economic growth in India and China has improved the lives of more than a billion people. Deaton argues that international aid has been ineffective and even harmful. He suggests alternative efforts—including reforming incentives to drug companies and lifting trade restrictions—that will allow the developing world to bring about its own Great Escape.Demonstrating how changes in health and living standards have transformed our lives, The Great Escape is a powerful guide to addressing the well-being of all nations.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
178 kr
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'Hands-down the best book yet on the Green New Deal' - Jason HickelThe idea of a Green New Deal was launched into popular consciousness by US Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018. It has become a watchword in the current era of global climate crisis. But what - and for whom - is the Green New Deal?In this concise and urgent book, Max Ajl provides an overview of the various mainstream Green New Deals. Critically engaging with their proponents, ideological underpinnings and limitations, he goes on to sketch out a radical alternative: a 'People's Green New Deal' committed to decommodification, working-class power, anti-imperialism and agro-ecology.Ajl diagnoses the roots of the current socio-ecological crisis as emerging from a world-system dominated by the logics of capitalism and imperialism. Resolving this crisis, he argues, requires nothing less than an infrastructural and agricultural transformation in the Global North, and the industrial convergence between North and South. As the climate crisis deepens and the literature on the subject grows, A People's Green New Deal contributes a distinctive perspective to the debate.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
479 kr
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As humanity sits at an existential crossroads, this book introduces the need to build a nature-positive future to secure the functioning and stability of Earth systems essential to the survival and wellbeing of present and future human generations as well as the rest of Earth's amazing diversity of life.Alongside the change in climate, a more silent but equally terrifying crisis is unfolding: the loss of nature and biodiversity. These twin crises are in fact interconnected. After decades of ignoring our impacts on the natural world, we are beginning to realise that nature conservation is a security issue for humanity, and an imperative for intersectional and intergenerational justice. For these reasons, we must embrace a transition from a nature-negative to a nature-positive society, one that ensures human development and addresses today’s inequality, while conserving, restoring and sustainably benefiting from nature's resources and services. A Nature Positive future is one with more nature than today: more forests, more fish, more pollinators, more soil biodiversity, with benefits for the Planet and for us. In this book we define what becoming Nature Positive means from a variety of perspectives, what it takes to deliver it and why it is possible and, most importantly, necessary.This book is essential reading for those concerned with conserving nature and securing a safe future for humanity in the face of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and ecological collapse. The future can be bright. The choice is ours.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives (CC-BY-ND) 4.0 license.
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
305 kr
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Human capital theory, or the notion that there is a direct relationship between educational investment and individual and national prosperity, has dominated public policy on education and labor for the past fifty years. In The Death of Human Capital?, Phillip Brown, Hugh Lauder, and Sin Yi Cheung argue that the human capital story is one of false promise: investing in learning isn't the road to higher earnings and national prosperity. Rather than abandoning human capital theory, however, the authors redefine human capital in an age of smart machines. They present a new human capital theory that rejects the view that automation and AI will result in the end of waged work, but see the fundamental problem as a lack of quality jobs offering interesting, worthwhile, and rewarding opportunities. A controversial challenge to the reigning ideology, The Death of Human Capital? connects with a growing sense that capitalism is in crisis, felt by students and the wider workforce, shows what's at stake in the new human capital while offering hope for the future.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
416 kr
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Nordic Capitalism shows how democratic capitalism supports freedom, shared prosperity, and sustainability through a comparative analysis of Nordic and American capitalisms. Drawing on real-world examples and personal experience, Robert Gavin Strand distills ten core lessons from the Nordic context to advance a more just, dignified, and sustainable form of capitalism. He examines how Nordic nations consistently lead in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rankings and societal well-being indicators, and how Nordic companies frequently top sustainability and stakeholder performance rankings. Challenging the assertion that there is 'no alternative' to American-style capitalism rooted in neoliberalism, he dispels the mischaracterization of Nordic societies as 'socialist.' Blending rigorous scholarship with compelling storytelling, this book speaks to scholars, business leaders, policymakers, students, and concerned citizens. The Nordic variety of capitalism serves as a North Star - offering practical guidance and hope for realizing sustainable capitalism. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
169 kr
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The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we’re done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions about the future, we need to understand the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies that will remake the system. The author starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that made dense urban living feasible. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage treatment systems—the second and third revolutions in urban water. He offers an insider’s look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, treatment plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is safe to drink, before addressing how these water systems will have to be reinvented. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
125 kr
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In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal.He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions-suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise.As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
708 kr
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In modern society, we tend to have faith in technology. But is our concept of ‘technology’ itself a cultural illusion? This book challenges the idea that humanity as a whole is united in a common development toward increasingly efficient technologies. Instead it argues that modern technology implies a kind of global ‘zero-sum game’ involving uneven resource flows, which make it possible for wealthier parts of global society to save time and space at the expense of humans and environments in the poorer parts. We tend to think of the functioning of machines as if it was detached from the social relations of exchange which make machines economically and physically possible (in some areas). But even the steam engine that was the core of the Industrial Revolution in England was indissolubly linked to slave labour and soil erosion in distant cotton plantations. And even as seemingly benign a technology as railways have historically saved time (and accessed space) primarily for those who can afford them, but at the expense of labour time and natural space lost for other social groups with less purchasing power. The existence of technology, in other words, is not a cornucopia signifying general human progress, but the unevenly distributed result of unequal resource transfers that the science of economics is not equipped to perceive. Technology is not simply a relation between humans and their natural environment, but more fundamentally a way of organizing global human society. From the very start it has been a global phenomenon, which has intertwined political, economic and environmental histories in complex and inequitable ways. This book unravels these complex connections and rejects the widespread notion that technology will make the world sustainable. Instead it suggests a radical reform of money, which would be as useful for achieving sustainability as for avoiding financial breakdown.It brings together various perspectives from environmental and economic anthropology, ecological economics, political ecology, world-system analysis, fetishism theory, semiotics, environmental and economic history, and development theory. Its main contribution is a new understanding of technological development and concerns about global sustainability as questions of power and uneven distribution, ultimately deriving from the inherent logic of general-purpose money. It should be of interest to students and professionals with a background or current engagement in anthropology, sustainability studies, environmental history, economic history, or development studies.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
627 kr
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A firm grounding in economics is integral to sound forest management, investment, policies, and practices. Forest Economics covers the basic economic concepts, principles, and constructs and shows how these are applied in private and public forestry decision making.This comprehensive edition contains up-to-date data, examples, and applications of economic principles, along with literature and study questions, and additional valuable content in several key areas:forest finance and forestland investment/ownership, including financial economic modelssimple interest rate and risk measurementsmarket distortionconsumer theorypriced non-timber values and payment for ecosystem servicesland rent theorythe economics of forest management planning and forest health/wildfire economicsan international comparison of forest taxes and feesproperty rights beyond the private/public ownership binarythe measurement of competitiveness in international tradea new theory of foreign direct investment.The advanced empirical presentation and keen attention to new developments in the field reflect the authors' decades of teaching experience in the United States and Canada. Forest Economics is quite simply indispensable.
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
370 kr
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The 2018 Nobel laureate for economics analyzes the politics and economics of the central environmental issue of today and points the way to real solutions “A one-stop source on global warming, seen through the prism of a brilliant economist.”—Fred Andrews, New York Times Selected as one of the year’s best books by the Financial Times Climate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to human societies and natural systems. We have entered the Climate Casino and are rolling the global-warming dice, warns economist William Nordhaus. But there is still time to turn around and walk back out of the casino, and in this essential book the author explains how. Bringing together all the important issues surrounding the climate debate, Nordhaus describes the science, economics, and politics involved—and the steps necessary to reduce the perils of global warming. Using language accessible to any concerned citizen and taking care to present different points of view fairly, he discusses the problem from start to finish: from the beginning, where warming originates in our personal energy use, to the end, where societies employ regulations or taxes or subsidies to slow the emissions of gases responsible for climate change. Nordhaus offers a new analysis of why earlier policies, such as the Kyoto Protocol, failed to slow carbon dioxide emissions, how new approaches can succeed, and which policy tools will most effectively reduce emissions. In short, he clarifies a defining problem of our times and lays out the next critical steps for slowing the trajectory of global warming.
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
167 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
244 kr
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'the most important person you've never heard of' - The New York Times'Partha Dasgupta provides the compass we urgently need... by bringing economics and ecology together, we can help save the natural world at what may be the last minute - and in doing so, save ourselves.' - David Attenborough'This is the best book in economics for a general reader since Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations.' - Paul R Ehrlich'Imagine a football team which measures its success only on the basis of the goals it scores and doesn't count the goals it concedes. That football team could be losing right through without recognizing it...'For as long as they have existed, our economic models have served us an incomplete picture.The models and metrics tells us that our economies are healthy because they are growing. However, this doesn't account for the fact that our growth is driven by a resource that we take for free and treat as infinite: nature. For centuries we have been using it as if it were both, but we know now, more than ever, that our demand on the natural world is unsustainable. It's no longer sufficient to only see part of the picture; it's time that our economic models show us the whole thing.In On Natural Capital, renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta lays out a seminal and groundbreaking new approach to economics. Challenging everything that has come before, he asks, what if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else?An urgent call to transform the focus and structures of global economics, On Natural Capital is a bold and groundbreaking book that could, truly, change everything.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
150 kr
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What if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else?For as long as they have existed, our economic models have served us an incomplete picture. The models and metrics tell us that our economies are healthy because they are growing. However, this doesn’t account for the fact that our growth is driven by a resource that we take for free and treat as infinite: nature. We know now, more than ever, that our demand on the natural world is unsustainable. It’s no longer sufficient to only see part of the picture; it’s time that our economic models show us the whole thing.An urgent call from renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta to transform the focus and structures of global economics, On Natural Capital is a bold and groundbreaking book that could, truly, change everything.'the most important person you've never heard of' - The New York Times'Partha Dasgupta provides the compass we urgently need… by bringing economics and ecology together, we can help save the natural world at what may be the last minute – and in doing so, save ourselves.’ - David Attenborough
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
379 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
An unflinching investigation of the false promises of land sparing, exposing how its illusory successes mask the failures of green capitalism For two decades, the concept of land sparing, the claim that agricultural intensification can spare land by preventing forest clearing for agricultural expansion, has dominated tropical forest conservation. Land sparing policies transform landscapes and livelihoods with the promise of reconciling agricultural development with environmental conservation. But that land sparing promise is false. Based on six years of research on agrarian frontiers in Indonesia, Brazil, and Bolivia, this book traces where and how land sparing becomes policy and charts the social and ecological effects of these political contests. Gregory M. Thaler explains why land sparing appears successful in some places but not in others and reveals that success as an illusion achieved by displacing deforestation to new frontiers. The failure of land sparing exposes a harsh truth behind assurances of green capitalism: capitalist development is ecocide.
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
204 kr
Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar
With clarity, conscience, and courage, global-systems pioneer Jorgen Randers and his distinguished contributors map the forces that will shape the next four decades.Forty years ago, The Limits to Growth study addressed the grand question of how humans would adapt to the physical limitations of planet Earth. It predicted that during the first half of the 21st century the ongoing growth in the human ecological footprint would stop-either through catastrophic "overshoot and collapse"-or through well-managed "peak and decline."So, where are we now? And what does our future look like? In the book 2052, Jorgen Randers, one of the coauthors of Limits to Growth, issues a progress report and makes a forecast for the next forty years. To do this, he asked dozens of experts to weigh in with their best predictions on how our economies, energy supplies, natural resources, climate, food, fisheries, militaries, political divisions, cities, psyches, and more will take shape in the coming decades. He then synthesized those scenarios into a global forecast of life as we will most likely know it in the years ahead.The good news: we will see impressive advances in resource efficiency, and an increasing focus on human well-being rather than on per capita income growth. But this change might not come as we expect. Future growth in population and GDP, for instance, will be constrained in surprising ways-by rapid fertility decline as result of increased urbanization, productivity decline as a result of social unrest, and continuing poverty among the poorest 2 billion world citizens. Runaway global warming, too, is likely.So, how do we prepare for the years ahead? With heart, fact, and wisdom, Randers guides us along a realistic path into the future and discusses what readers can do to ensure a better life for themselves and their children during the increasing turmoil of the next forty years.
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
689 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
The world has witnessed extraordinary economic growth, poverty reduction and increased life expectancy and population since the end of WWII, but it has occurred at the expense of undermining life support systems on Earth and subjecting future generations to the real risk of destabilising the planet. This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in. Standing up for a Sustainable World is written by and about key individuals who have not only understood the threats to our planet, but also become witness to them and confronted them. Combining the voices of leading academics as well as climate change and environmental activists, entrepreneurs and investors, the book highlights the urgent action that needs to be taken to foster sustainable, resilient and inclusive development in the face of powerful systemic forces. Chapters look ahead to a better path for human wellbeing, security and dignity, offering insight to ways this can be created. The book as a whole shares the visions and hopes of those fighting in a myriad of ways to make a sustainable world, attempting to tip the balance away from the crushing loss of biodiversity, rising sea levels and increasing global mean temperature, whilst increasing living standards across all dimensions, particularly for the poorest people. An imperative read for those concerned about the future of our planet, this book showcases not only why urgent action is now imperative, but also what changes are necessary for a sustainable, resilient and equitable world. It offers crucial insights for those interested in the dynamics of political action, in how change occurs, and in effective communication. Environmental economics, as well as environmental studies and human geography students and scholars more broadly will find this an invigorating read.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
367 kr
Skickas
The book Corporate Taxation and Social Responsibility explains the bases for the polarized positions in the debate on multinational corporate tax strategies. Based on legal theory, political philosophy, and international tax law, the authors find strong arguments to require corporate executives to carry out their tax strategies in a responsible way, that is, in a way that is difficult to criticize with ethical arguments. International tax strategies such as debt-push-down and the double-Irish-with-a-Dutch-sandwich are analyzed and discussed in relation to anti-avoidance regulations and possible legal applications. The concepts of social responsibility and business ethics are discussed in depth and related to corporate tax. In short, this book explains in a simple and accessible manner the challenges facing today's international tax regime, and it presents possible solutions to meet these challenges.