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Speth James Gustave

The bridge at the edge of the World : Capitalism, the environment and crossing from crisis to sustainability - London New Haven 2008 - 295p

Contents
Preface ix;
Acknowledgments xviii;
Introduction: Between Two Worlds 1;
Part One. System Failure;
1. Looking into the Abyss 17;
2. Modern Capitalism: Out of Control 46;
3. The Limits of Today’s Environmentalism 67;
Part Two. The Great Transformation;
4. The Market: Making It Work for the Environment 89;
5. Economic Growth: Moving to a Post-Growth Society 107;
6. Real Growth: Promoting the Well-Being of People;
and Nature 126;
7. Consumption: Living with Enough, Not Always More 147;
8. The Corporation: Changing the Fundamental Dynamics 165;
9. Capitalism’s Core: Advancing beyond Today’s Capitalism 183;
Part Three. Seedbeds of Transformation;
10. A New Consciousness 199;
11. A New Politics 217;
12. The Bridge at the Edge of the World 233;
Notes 239;
Index 281

ISBN: 9780300151152

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Capitalism - Envrionmental Economics 2. Capitalism - Environmental Aspects3. Environmental Policy

Dewey Class. No.: 333.700000 / SPE