Changing role of the market in national economies

By:

Chandler, Willaim U

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington; Worldwatch Institute; 1986Description: 57 pISBN:

916468739

Subject(s):

National income

DDC classification:

339.3 CHA

Summary: Economic science asks how to produce what for whom. Sustainable economics examines these same questions, but includes future gen erations in the "for whom." It asks how the irreplaceable resources water, air, soil, and fish and wildlife can be adequately conserved. It also recognizes that economic mechanisms that do not efficiently and equitably satisfy human needs are not likely to be sustainable.2 Sustainable economics analyzes issues complicated by politics, ideol ogy, and nationalism. It tries to ascertain what works to make re source use more efficient. How do people behave in relation to their natural resources? How does a country's economic system alter its prospects for survival? The beginnings of an answer can be formed by measuring national performance in food security, energy efficiency, environmental pollution, and equity.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	339.3 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		38086

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Economic science asks how to produce what for whom. Sustainable economics examines these same questions, but includes future gen erations in the "for whom." It asks how the irreplaceable resources water, air, soil, and fish and wildlife can be adequately conserved. It also recognizes that economic mechanisms that do not efficiently and equitably satisfy human needs are not likely to be sustainable.2

Sustainable economics analyzes issues complicated by politics, ideol ogy, and nationalism. It tries to ascertain what works to make re source use more efficient. How do people behave in relation to their natural resources? How does a country's economic system alter its prospects for survival? The beginnings of an answer can be formed by measuring national performance in food security, energy efficiency, environmental pollution, and equity.

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