Bibliograph

Unsustainable inequalities, social justice and the environment, Lucas Chancel; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise

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Label

Unsustainable inequalities, social justice and the environment, Lucas Chancel; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-169) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unsustainable inequalities

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1141444763

Responsibility statement

Lucas Chancel; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise

Sub title

social justice and the environment

Summary

"Can we fight poverty and inequality while protecting the environment? The challenges are obvious. To rise out of poverty is to consume more resources, almost by definition. And many measures to combat pollution lead to job losses and higher prices that mainly hurt the poor. In Unsustainable Inequalities, economist Lucas Chancel confronts these difficulties head-on, arguing that the goals of social justice and a greener world can be compatible, but that progress requires substantial changes in public policy. Chancel begins by reviewing the problems. Human actions have put the natural world under unprecedented pressure. The poor are least to blame but suffer the most-forced to live with pollutants that the polluters themselves pay to avoid..."--, Provided by publisher

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