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Defining floors and ceilings: the contribution of human needs theory
"This article argues that a theory of human needs is essential to buttress and give content to the concept of consumption corridors. In particular it enables us to, first, define a safe, just, and ...
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Macroeconomics, climate change and 'recomposition' of consumption
"Macroeconomic policy should be evaluated, he says, and devised according to sustainability criteria alongside economic and social criteria. Economic goals whether growth of GDP productivity or ...
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Can growth be green?
"This short article, based on a presentation at the London School of Economics, criticizes the common opinion that “green growth” offers a relatively painless – some even say pain-free – transition ...
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Welfare states and environmental states: a comparative analysis
"A framework is presented for thinking about state intervention in developed capitalist economies in two domains: social policy and environmental policy (and, within that, climate-change policy). ...
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Heat, greed and human need: climate change, capitalism and sustainable wellbeing
"This exceptional book considers how far catastrophic global warming can be averted in an economic system that is greedy for growth, without worsening deprivation and inequality. The satisfaction of ...
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In times of climate breakdown, how do we value what matters? 28/04/2020
"The coronavirus has shown us who the key workers are. We need a new theory of value if we are to face an even bigger threat."
