The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity 1. Background ch. 2. Technical progress ch. 3. Industrial metabolism : mass energy flows ch. 4. Exergy conversion to useful work ch. 5. Economic growth theories ch. 6. The production function approach. ch. 7. Numerical results for the US and Japan ch. 8. Growth forecasting ch. 9. Economic growth and development : towards a catch up model (simplified REXSF model) ch. 10. Conclusions implications and caveats The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable economic theory to explain past growth this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical work) and economics