The perverse economy : the impact of markets on people and the environment / Michael Perelman.
The perverse economy : the impact of markets on people and the environment / Michael Perelman.
The perverse economy : the impact of markets on people and the environment / Michael Perelman.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N330/ 337
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. Adam Smith and the Farm Worker Paradox -- 2. Resources -- 3. Value -- 4. Patience -- 5. Environmental Efficiency -- 6. Back to the Farm Worker Paradox -- 7. A New Direction.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"The purpose of this book is to call for a wholesale rethinking of the way that markets treat both the labor and natural resources on which we all depend. It reveals how formal economic analysis justifies self-defeating policies that encourage wanton use of the environment and callous abuse of the least advantaged laborers. From Adam Smith to the p...
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The perverse economy : the impact of markets on people and the environment / Michael Perelman.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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1403962715
9781403962713
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330
331.12
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991018318829702626
