Shaping an Economy to Sustain Our Future. / Lester R. Brown.
by Brown, Lester R; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 10Business. Publisher: Mother Earth News, 2002ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Brown, Lester R | Economic forecasting | Employment forecasting | Environmental economics | Industries -- Environmental aspects | Recycling -- Economic aspects | Sustainable agriculture | Sustainable development | Transportation -- Forecasting | Wind powerDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Today's [2002] global economy has been shaped by market forces, not by the principles of ecology. By failing to reflect the full costs of goods and services, the market provides misleading information to economic decision makers at all levels. This has created a distorted economy out of sync with the Earth's ecosystem--an economy that is destroying its natural support systems." (MOTHER EARTH NEWS) This article examines ways in which the economy must change in order for the environment to recover from all of the damage done by industries.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
Originally Published: Shaping an Economy to Sustain Our Future, April/May 2002; pp. 37+.
"Today's [2002] global economy has been shaped by market forces, not by the principles of ecology. By failing to reflect the full costs of goods and services, the market provides misleading information to economic decision makers at all levels. This has created a distorted economy out of sync with the Earth's ecosystem--an economy that is destroying its natural support systems." (MOTHER EARTH NEWS) This article examines ways in which the economy must change in order for the environment to recover from all of the damage done by industries.
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