Heat, Greed and Human Need: Climate Change, Capitalism and Sustainable Wellbeing
Oct 2017 · Edward Elgar Publishing
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This book builds an essential bridge between climate change and social policy. Combining ethics and human need theory with political economy and climate science, it offers a long-term, interdisciplinary analysis of the prospects for sustainable development and social justice. Beyond ‘green growth’ (which assumes an unprecedented rise in the emissions efficiency of production) it envisages two further policy stages vital for rich countries: a progressive ‘recomposition’ of consumption, and a post-growth ceiling on demand. An essential resource for scholars and policymakers.
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November 12, 2017
Must reading. Like Self-Determination Theory by Ryan and Deci, this book represents the culmination of a lifetime of intellectual work about human needs. These two books are must reading for anyone sincerely concerned about global social justice and human rights, especially since much of the literature on economic, social and environmental justice has ignored, evaded, misconstrued or just been ignorant of these intellectual developments around needs theory.
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Ian Gough, Visiting Professor, Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, UK
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