Bibliograph

Scarcity, a history from the origins of capitalism to the climate crisis, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind

Type

Label

Scarcity, a history from the origins of capitalism to the climate crisis, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Scarcity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1348869525

Responsibility statement

Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind

Sub title

a history from the origins of capitalism to the climate crisis

Summary

"Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind chart ideas about economic scarcity across centuries of European intellectual history. Showing how ideologies of infinite desire and infinite growth came to dominate capitalist societies, they argue for alternative modes of economic thought that respect nature's boundaries in the face of climate crisis"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Notions of Scarcity before 1600 -- Cornucopian Scarcity -- Enlightened Scarcity -- Romantic Scarcity -- Malthusian Scarcity -- Capitalist Scarcity and Socialist Scarcity -- Neoclassical Scarcity -- Planetary Scarcity

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