Eco-Economy by Lester R. Brown - 9781853838262

Name: Eco-Economy by Lester R. Brown - 9781853838262
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Eco-EconomyBuilding an Economy for the Earth\nAuthor(s): Lester R. Brown\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781853838262, 978-1853838262\nSynopsis\nIn 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the view that the sun revolved around the earth, arguing instead that the earth revolved around the sun. His paper led to a revolution in thinking.\n\n In Lester Brown's brilliant and invigorating account of the industrial economy, he shows how a rethink of its fossil fuel-based, throwaway ethos is necessary to ensure that it works with, not against, the natural environment.\n\n The issue now is whether the environment is part of the economy or the economy is part of the environment. Brown argues the latter, pointing out that treating the environment as part of the economy has produced an economy that is destroying its natural support systems.\n\n One of the foremost experts on the new economic opportunities, Br.