Finance and the Macroeconomics of Environmental Policies [electronic resource] /
Arestis, P.editor.
Sawyer, M.editor.
This volume examines current and previous environmental policies, and suggests alternative strategies for the future. Addressing resource depletion and climate change are pressing priorities for modern economies. Planning energy infrastructure projects is complicated by uncertainty, as such clear government policies have a crucial role to play.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 The Absence of Environmental Issues in the New Consensus Macroeconomics is only One of Numerous Criticisms; 2 The Neoliberal Trajectory, the Great Recession and Sustainable Development; 3 The Macroeconomics and Financial System Requirements for a Sustainable Future; 4 Financing Energy Infrastructure; 5 The Effects of the Financial System and Financial Crises on Global Growth and the Environment; 6 Dualisms in the Finance-Economy-Climate Nexus: An Exploratory Essay Drawing on Derridean Thinking
7 The 'Dark Matter' in the Search for Sustainable Growth: Energy, Innovation and the Financially Paradoxical Role of Climate Confidence8 On Climate Change and Institutions; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This volume examines current and previous environmental policies, and suggests alternative strategies for the future. Addressing resource depletion and climate change are pressing priorities for modern economies. Planning energy infrastructure projects is complicated by uncertainty, as such clear government policies have a crucial role to play.
Macroeconomics.
Economic policy.
Economic theory.
Environmental policy.
Environmental economics.
Sustainable development.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Economic Policy.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Environmental Politics.
Environmental Economics.
Sustainable Development.