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Author:
Robinson, T. J. C. (Tim J. C.), 1945-
Title:
Work, leisure and the environment : the vicious circle of overwork and over consumption / Tim Robinson.
Publisher:
Edward Elgar,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
x, 124 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Consumption (Economics)--Environmental aspects--United States.
Hours of labor--Social aspects--United States.
Leisure--Social aspects--United States.
Work--Social aspects--United States.
Consommation (Économie politique)--Aspect de l'environnement--États-Unis.
Horaires de travail--Aspect social--États-Unis.
Loisirs--Aspect social--États-Unis.
Travail--Aspect social--États-Unis.
United States--Economic policy.
États-Unis--Politique économique.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and index.
Contents:
Economic approaches to the environment -- The fundamental flaw -- How workers are short-changed by externalities -- Critiques of consumerism and the consumption treadmill -- Measuring the cost of the fundamental flaw -- The cumulative effect and international differences -- Policies to tackle the fundamental flaw -- Intuitive reasoning versus deliberative thought.
ISBN:
9781847201034 (hbk.)
1847201032 (hbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)70208041
LCCN:
2006021064
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

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