Climate Economics: A Call for More Pluralism And Responsibility (1st ed. 2021) (Palgrave Studies in Sustainability, Environment and Macroeconomics)
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- Synopsis
- This book is a philosophical critique of the economics of climate change from both an ethical and philosophy of economics perspective. Mitigating climate change is not so much a scientific problem, but rather a political, social and above all an economic problem. A future without greenhouse gas emissions requires a radical transformation towards a sustainable low-carbon economy and society. How this transformation could be achieved raises numerous economic questions. Many of these questions remain untouched, although economists are equipped with a suitable toolkit and expertise. This book argues that economists have a social responsibility to carry out more research on how global warming could be stopped and that, ultimately, economic analysis of climate change must be a political economic approach that treats the economy as part of a wider social system. This approach will be of interest to policy makers, educators, students and researchers in support of more pluralism in economic research and teaching.
- Copyright:
- 2021
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- ISBN-13:
- 9783030484231
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783030484224
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 12/16/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Business and Finance, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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