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Energy and the wealth of nations : an introduction to biophysical economics / Charles A. S. Hall, Kent Klitgaard.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Cham : Springer, 2018Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xi, 511 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319662190
  • 3319662198
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 333.79 23
LOC classification:
  • HD9502.A2 H2422 2018
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I Energy and the Origins of Wealth -- Poverty, Wealth, and Human Ambition -- Energy and Wealth Production: An historical perspective -- The Petroleum Revolution I: The first half of the age of oil -- Part II Energy, Economics and the Structure of Society -- Explaining Economics from an Energy Perspective -- The Limits of Conventional Economics -- The Petroleum Revolution II: Concentrated Power and Concentrated Industries -- The Postwar Economic Order, Growth and the Hydrocarbon Economy -- Globalization and Efficiency -- Are there Limits to Growth? Examining the Evidence -- Part III Energy and Economics--the Basics -- What is Energy and How is it Related to Wealth Production? -- The Basic Science Needed to Understand the Relation of Energy to Economics -- The Required Quantitative Skills -- Economics as Science: Social or Biophysical? -- Part IV The Science Behind How Economies Work -- Energy Return on Investment -- Peak Oil, EROI, Investments and Our Financial Future -- Access to Energy and Social Inequality -- The Role of Economic Models for Good and Evil -- How to do Biophysical Economics -- Part V Understanding How Real World Economies Work -- Peak Oil, the Great Recession and the Quest for Sustainability -- Energy, Climate Science, and Planetary Boundaries -- Living the Good Life in a Lower EROI World.
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Part I Energy and the Origins of Wealth -- Poverty, Wealth, and Human Ambition -- Energy and Wealth Production: An historical perspective -- The Petroleum Revolution I: The first half of the age of oil -- Part II Energy, Economics and the Structure of Society -- Explaining Economics from an Energy Perspective -- The Limits of Conventional Economics -- The Petroleum Revolution II: Concentrated Power and Concentrated Industries -- The Postwar Economic Order, Growth and the Hydrocarbon Economy -- Globalization and Efficiency -- Are there Limits to Growth? Examining the Evidence -- Part III Energy and Economics--the Basics -- What is Energy and How is it Related to Wealth Production? -- The Basic Science Needed to Understand the Relation of Energy to Economics -- The Required Quantitative Skills -- Economics as Science: Social or Biophysical? -- Part IV The Science Behind How Economies Work -- Energy Return on Investment -- Peak Oil, EROI, Investments and Our Financial Future -- Access to Energy and Social Inequality -- The Role of Economic Models for Good and Evil -- How to do Biophysical Economics -- Part V Understanding How Real World Economies Work -- Peak Oil, the Great Recession and the Quest for Sustainability -- Energy, Climate Science, and Planetary Boundaries -- Living the Good Life in a Lower EROI World.

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Эрүүл Мэндийн Шинжлэх Ухааны Төв Номын Сан
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