Consumption, Jobs and the Environment A Fourth Way?

Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr

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Consumption, Jobs and the Environment A Fourth Way?

Roy Carr-Hill Professor in Health and Social Statistics University of York, UK Research Professor in Education in Developing Countries Institute of Education, University of London

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John Lintott Senior Lecturer in Economics South Bank University London, UK

© Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott 2002 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2002 978-0-333-80009-6

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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carr-Hill, R. A. (Roy A.), 1943– Consumption, jobs and the environment: a fourth way?/Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott. p. cm. – (Global issues) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Economic development – Environmental aspects. 2. Consumption (Economics) 3. Full employment policies. I. Lintott, Jo