Sustainable growth in a post-scarcity world : consumption, demand, and the poverty penalty /

Sustainable growth in a post-scarcity world : consumption, demand, and the poverty penalty /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sadler, Philip, 1930-
Imprint:	Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Gower, c2010.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Wealth. Poverty. Technological innovations. Sustainability. Social responsibility of business. Poverty. Social responsibility of business. Sustainability. Technological innovations. Wealth.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8286500

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ISBN:	0566091593 (electronic bk.) 9780566091599 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:	Original 9780566091582 0566091585 0566091593

Table of Contents:

The post-scarcity paradox
The prophets of abundance
A short history of system change
Abundance and waste in today's economy
How science and technology are creating tomorrow's abundance
Fifty wasted years
Sustainability issues in a post-scarcity world
Poverty across the globe
The promise of alternative finance and social business
The business response to abundance
The business response to sustainability
The business response to poverty
The prospect for system change.