Work, leisure and the environment : the vicious circle of overwork and over consumption /

Main Author: Robinson, T. J. C. 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar, c2006.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Economic approaches to the environment
  • 2. The fundamental flaw
  • 3. How workers are short-changed by externalities
  • 4. Critiques of consumerism and the consumption treadmill
  • 5. Measuring the cost of the fundamental flaw
  • 6. The cumulative effect and international differences
  • 7. Policies to tackle the fundamental flaw
  • 8. Intuitive reasoning versus deliberative thought.