Smart development : the political economy in a post-COVID-19 world /

Smart development : the political economy in a post-COVID-19 world /

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Author / Creator:	Tausch, Arno, 1951- author.
Imprint:	New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2021.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Political science and history Political science and history.
Subject:	Sustainable development. Environmental policy. Social policy. COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects. COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects. Environmental policy. Social policy. Sustainable development.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13542970

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ISBN:	1536194166 9781536194166 9781536193794
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (EBSCOhost, viewed November 12, 2021).
Summary:	"In its much-debated Human Development Report 2020, the United Nations Human Development Program attempted to present indicators of development which are planetary pressures-adjusted. In the present book by Arno Tausch, the author presents further reflections in this important and evolving field, vital for any informed debate about the Paris Climate Accord. Tausch adjusts the development achievements and setbacks of the countries of the world by ecological footprint per capita. With the hitherto existing globalized political economy in ruins in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing global economic depression, a new societal contract has to emerge which combines well-being with a minimum of energy inputs, thus reducing planetary pressures. Tausch attempts to answer vital questions, raised by the debates on the Paris climate accords, and the recent UNDP Human Development Index. Is a liberal economy, based on economic freedom, compatible with the attempt to "deliver" a maximum amount of democracy, economic growth, gender equality, human development, research and development, and social cohesion with a minimum of planetary pressure? Tausch looks at the cross-national drivers and bottlenecks of "smart development," using standard comparative cross-national data. The book shows that those attempting to reduce planetary pressure and to work towards fulfilling the Paris Climate Accords have to start thinking about such issues as gender justice, economic freedom, globalization, population density, and migration, if they really want to bring about development with a minimum of planetary pressure"--
Other form:	Print version: Tausch, Arno, 1951- Smart development. New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2021] 9781536193794

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Summary:	In its much-debated Human Development Report 2020, the United Nations Human Development Program attempted to present indicators of development which are planetary pressures-adjusted. In the present book by Arno Tausch, the author presents further reflections in this important and evolving field, vital for any informed debate about the Paris Climate Accord. Tausch adjusts the development achievements and setbacks of the countries of the world by ecological footprint per capita. With the hitherto existing globalized political economy in ruins in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing global economic depression, a new societal contract has to emerge which combines well-being with a minimum of energy inputs, thus reducing planetary pressures. Tausch attempts to answer vital questions, raised by the debates on the Paris climate accords, and the recent UNDP Human Development Index. Is a liberal economy, based on economic freedom, compatible with the attempt to "deliver" a maximum amount of democracy, economic growth, gender equality, human development, research and development, and social cohesion with a minimum of planetary pressure? Tausch looks at the cross-national drivers and bottlenecks of "smart development," using standard comparative cross-national data. The book shows that those attempting to reduce planetary pressure and to work towards fulfilling the Paris Climate Accords have to start thinking about such issues as gender justice, economic freedom, globalization, population density, and migration, if they really want to bring about development with a minimum of planetary pressure.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1536194166 9781536194166 9781536193794