Economics of a Crowded Planet
This book asks the question, how would economics look today and into the future if one started with a blank sheet of paper? Written mainly for a technical audience, yet accessible to the lay reader, Economics of a Crowded Planet addresses the ontolog
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Economics of a Crowded Planet
Economics of a Crowded Planet
Fraser Murison Smith
Economics of a Crowded Planet
Fraser Murison Smith San Rafael, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-31797-3 ISBN 978-3-030-31798-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31798-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Ian W.M. Smith: inspirational scientist, dear father and latecomer to the life sciences; And to my wife, Pilar, whose beauty and love, strength and patience, intelligence and insight, and inspiring motherhood are a constant joy and the foundations for this book.
Preface
This book asks a simple question: given that today’s economy is locked into a coevolution with nature, how would its future economics look if one started with a blank sheet of paper? This question begs a related question, which is what should the economy itself be aiming for? If a future economy in harmony with Earth’s natural systems were different from today’s—which obviously it would be—then its economics also would be different. How? And how might economics evolve in that direction? These two questions are the subject of two books. The companion volume to this one, A Planetary Economy,1 describes a future, stable economy in alignment with natural systems, having widespread prosperity. It outlines prevailing social norms, institutions, policies and economic instruments for that future state to exist. It is a prescriptive undertaking. The present book describes the kind of economics needed to help bring that future economy into existence. It is
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