Victor, Peter A.

Managing without growth : slower by design, not disaster / Peter A. Victor - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2008 - viii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Advances in ecological economics . - Advances in ecological economics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-252) and index

The idea of economic growth -- Why manage without growth? -- Systems, information and prices -- Limits to growth : sources -- Limits to growth : sinks and services -- Limits to growth : synthesis -- Scale, composition and technology -- Economic growth and happiness -- The disappointments of economic growth -- Managing without growth in Canada : exploring the possibilities -- Policies for managing without growth

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Economic development--Social aspects
Economic development--Environmental aspects