| Building Sustainable Societies: A Blueprint for a Post-Industrial World: A Blueprint for a Post-Industrial World Contributor(s): Pirages, Dennis Clark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1563247399 ISBN-13: 9781563247392 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: This collection of previously unpublished articles addresses in a comprehensive fashion the 1990s' question of whether the industrial model of human progress can be sustained in the long run. It analyzes the social, political. economic, and environmental implications as well as potential solutions to the problem of resource-intensive growth. Twenty experts consider matters on a global scale, focusing on institutional and value issues, international issues such as Global North vs. Global South, and the debate between growth and development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 338.9 |
| LCCN: 95-40079 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.96" W x 9" (1.24 lbs) 372 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of articles addressing the issue of whether the industrial model of human progress can be sustained in the long term. It asks what the social, political, economic and environmental implications as well as potential solutions to the problem of resource-intensive growth are. |