书目

Ecological Economics for the Anthropocene An Em

内容简介

EcologicalEconomicsfortheAnthropoceneprovidesanurgentlyneededalternativetothelong-dominantneoclassicaleconomicparadigmofthefreemarket，whichhasfocusedmyopically—evenfatally—ontheboundlessproductionandconsumptionofgoodsandserviceswithoutheedtoenvironmentalconsequences.TheemergingparadigmforecologicaleconomicschampionedinthisnewbookrecentersthefieldofeconomicsonthefactoftheEarth'slimitations，requiringatotalreconfigurationofthegoalsoftheeconomy，howweunderstandthefundamentalsofhumanprosperity，and，ultimately，howweassesshumanity'splaceinthecommunityofbeings.Eachessayinthisvolumecontributestoanemerging，revolutionaryagendabasedonthetenetsofecologicaleconomicsandadvancesnewconceptionsofjustice，liberty，andthemeaningofanethicallifeintheeraoftheAnthropocene.Essayshighlighttheneedtocreatealternativesignalstobalanceone-dimensionalmarket-pricemeasurementsinjudgingtherelationshipsbetweentheeconomyandtheEarth'slife-supportsystems.Inalivelyexchange，theauthorsquestionwhethersuchideasas"ecosystemhealth"andtheenvironmentaldatathatsupportthemarerobustenoughtoinformpolicy.Essaysexplainwhatataking-it-sloworno-growthapproachtoeconomicslookslikeandexplorehowtogeneratetheculturalandpoliticalwilltoimplementthisagenda.Thiscollectionrepresentsoneofthemostsophisticatedandrealisticstrategiesforneutralizingthethreatofourcurrenteconomicorder，envisioninganEarth-embeddedsocietycommittedtothecommonwealthoflifeandthesecurityandtrueprosperityofhumansociety.

作者简介

PeterG.BrownisaprofessorintheSchoolofEnvironmentalStudiesatMcGill.HeistheprincipalinvestigatorofEconomicsfortheAnthropocene:Re-groundingtheHuman/EarthRelationship,apartnershipamongMcGillUniversity,theUniversityofVermont,andYorkUniversity.HeisalsoamemberoftheReligiousSocietyofFriends(Quakers)andtheClubofRome.PeterTimmermanisanassociateprofessorintheFacultyofEnvironmentalStudiesatYorkUniversity.Amonghiswide-rangingresearchinterestsareclimatechange,environmentalethics,nuclear-wastemanagement,andreligionandtheenvironment,specificallytheBuddhisttradition.,,,

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