 Natural Resources and Socio-economic Effects of RecyclingA. Lukaszewicz
Chapter 4 in Structural Change, Economic Interdependence and World Development, 1987, pp 35-47 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract As part and parcel of the social production process, the recycling phenomenon has universal historical characteristics. It is, on the one hand, imposed and determined by the very nature of the production process, and on the other, it is a kind of emulation of nature itself. Having been either obvious or marginal in importance, or both, the recycling phenomenon has been taken as a commonplace in ordinary thinking for a very long time; it could hardly pretend to occupy a separate place in economic analysis. This benign neglect of the problem, however, has actually found itself in sharp collision with the reality of the twentieth century, when limits to growth became visible and dangerously palpable. The writing is on the wall; hence the recycling problem can no longer be left on the outskirts of science, technology and economics. This is also tantamount to the inclusion of this problem in the realm of political economy. In terms of development philosophy, recycling has invaded the box of strategic tools. Keywords: Natural Resource; Market Force; Recycling Ratio; Urban Civilisation; Reproducible Resource (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-09117-1_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-09117-1_4 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in International Economic Association Series from Palgrave Macmillan |
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