The Growth–Environment Debate

Ryan M. Katz-Rosene

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Abstract: In this timely book, Ryan M. Katz-Rosene expertly explains the origins and evolution of the great debate on the growth–environment relationship. He illustrates how some thinkers see economic growth as the best means to achieve sustainability while others see growth as the cause of humanity’s present ecological crisis.

Keywords: Growth-environment relationship; Limits to Growth; Environmental Kuznetz Curve (EKC); Sustainable development; Economic growth; Ecological political economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035333516
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Chapters in this book:

Ch Chapter 1 Introduction to The Growth–Environment Debate

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Ch Chapter 2 Growth is Green: market ecology and roll-back neoliberal environmentalism

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Ch Chapter 3 Growth Can Be Green: Natural Capitalism and Ecomodernism(s)

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Ch Chapter 4 Growth Misses the Point: the Steady State and A-growth

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Ch Chapter 5 Overthrowing Growth: Eco-Marxism and the growth of Degrowth

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Ch Chapter 6 The Damage of Growth is Done: neo-Survivalism, Human Ecology, and Deep Adaptation

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Ch Chapter 7 Conclusion: the great gamble

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