Taming the dragon : transforming economic institutions in the face of global change /
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| Author / Creator: | Jaeger, Carlo |
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| Imprint: | Yverson, Switzerland : Gordon and Breach, c1994. |
| Description: | x, 311 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International studies in global change ; 5 International studies in global change v. 5 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1659329 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. 1.1. Environmental Crisis and Conflicting Interests. 1.2. The Development of Human Ecology. 1.3. Plan of the Book
- 2. The Accountable Animal. 2.1. The Emergence of Persons. 2.2. Culture and Social Structure. 2.3. Biographies and Personal Identity. 2.4. Common Madness and the Reality of Evil
- 3. The Evolution of Human Ecological Systems. 3.1. Conceptualizing the Environment. 3.2. Kinship and Gender. 3.3. Public Happiness. 3.4. Vocational Cooperation
- 4. The New Enlightenment. 4.1. Cultural Regeneration. 4.2. The Legacy of Mechanistic Thinking. 4.3. Tracing an Older Tradition. 4.4. Ecosystems and Moral Orders
- 5. Transforming the Economy. 5.1. A Fresh Look at Eco-Eco Problems. 5.2. The Juggernaut of Quantitative Growth. 5.3. Mechanisms of Qualitative Growth. 5.4. A Steady-State Economy?
- 6. Managing the Environmental Crisis. 6.1. Global Change and Sustainable Development. 6.2. Innovation Processes and Regional Milieus. 6.3. The Energy Challenge. 6.4. Human Agency and Cultural Regeneration.