Sustainability and the New Economics
Synthesising Ecological Economics and Modern Monetary Theory
Edited by Stephen J. Williams and Rod Taylor
This multidisciplinary book provides new insights and hope for sustainable prosperity given recent developments in economics – but only if swift and strong actions consistent with Earth’s biophysical limits and principles of justice are universally taken.
Available from Springer in hard and soft cover, and e-book.
Read the review by contributing author Professor Steven Hail.
Chapter 1
Introduction
Stephen J. Williams, Philip Lawn
Part 1: The Current Mess
Chapter 2
The Earth System, the Great Acceleration and the Anthropocene
Will Steffen
Chapter 3
Australia’s Natural Environment: A Warning for the World
Chris R. Dickman, David B. Lindenmayer
Interview with David Lindenmayer
Chapter 4
Climate Change and Human Health
Colin D. Butler, Ben Ewald, Forbes McGain, Karen Kiang, Ann Sanson
Chapter 5
How Sustainable Are the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
Kerryn Higgs
Part 2: How We Got Here
Chapter 6
The Evolution of Neoliberalism
John Quiggin
Chapter 7
Population Growth
Ian Lowe
Chapter 8
A Brief History of The Limits to Growth Debate
Kerryn Higgs
Chapter 9
The Role of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Ian Dunlop
Chapter 10
Economic Failures of the IPCC Process
Steve Keen
Part 3: Designing a Safe and Prosperous Future
Chapter 11
An Introduction to Ecological Economics: Principles, Indicators, and Policy
Philip Lawn, Stephen J. Williams
Chapter 12
Energy Systems for Sustainable Prosperity
Mark Diesendorf
Chapter 13
Climate Change Litigation and Human Rights
Michael Kirby
Chapter 14
Paying for a Green New Deal: An Introduction to Modern Monetary Theory
Steven Hail
Chapter 15
Conclusion and Policy Options
Stephen J. Williams, Philip Lawn