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The bridge at the edge of the world : capitalism, the environment, and crossing from crisis to sustainability

Presents an analysis of modern capitalism and its impact on the global environmental crises, and discusses how the transformation of current economic and political systems can lead to environmental sustainability
Print Book, English, ©2008
Yale University Press, New Haven, ©2008
xix, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9780300136111, 9780300151152, 0300136110, 0300151152
177820867
Looking into the abyss
Modern capitalism : out of control
The limits of today's environmentalism
The market : making it work for the environment
Economic growth : moving to a post-growth society
Real growth : promoting the well-being of people and nature
Consumption : living with enough, not always more
The corporation : changing the fundamental dynamics
Capitalism's core : advancing beyond today's capitalism
A new consciousness
A new politics
The bridge at the edge of the world
"A Caravan book"--Title page verso