The economic growth engine
Subtitle: how energy and work drive material prosperity
By: Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr
Contributors: Warr, Benjamin
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781848441828
Subjects: Thermodynamik; Technological innovations; USA; Neue Wachstumstheorie; Economic development; Thermodynamics; Wirtschaftswachstum; Prognoseverfahren; Energie; Technischer Fortschritt; Power resources; Economic aspects; Prognose
Description: This book addresses the topic of economic growth analysis from the angle of energy and material flows. It not only contains a variety of empirical indicators statistical analyses and insights, but also offers a pluralistic view on theorizing about economic growth and technological change.
Notes: "Published in association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-392) and index.