Managing without growth
Subtitle: slower by design, not disaster
By: Peter A. Victor.
Series: Advances in ecological economics
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781847200785; 9781848442054
Subjects: Economic development -- Social aspects; Economic development -- Environmental aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-252) and index.
Table of contents: title: The idea of economic growth; title: Why manage without growth?; title: Systems, information and prices; title: Limits to growth : sources; title: Limits to growth : sinks and services; title: Limits to growth : synthesis; title: Scale, composition and technology; title: Economic growth and happiness; title: The disappointments of economic growth; title: Managing without growth in Canada : exploring the possibilities; title: Policies for managing without growth.