Can we afford the future?
Subtitle: the economics of a warming world
By: Frank Ackerman.
Series: The new economics; New economics (Zed Books)
Publisher: Zed Books; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781848130371; 9781848130388
Subjects: Environmental economics; Climatic changes -- Economic aspects
Description: Ackerman makes an impassioned plea to construct a better economics, arguing that the solutions are affordable and the alternative is unthinkable. If we can't afford the future, what are we saving our money for? Can we Afford the Future? is part of The New Economics series, which uses the ideas behind a new, more human economics to provide a fresh way of looking at major contemporary issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [140]-145) and index.