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Economy: The Economic Problem ofSustainable Governance1
Andrew Simms
Introduction
More than a decade after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, attempts to govern the global environment and manage the world economy are hopelessly disconnected. The economy is set on a path of orthodox growth powered by fossil fuels, while the environment is being progressively destabilized by the consequence of that growth – global warming. Yet, both economic and environmental governance are supposed to accomplish the same thing – namely, a world in which all people can enjoy well being and quality of life. This chapter demonstrates this by using the example of how ...
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