The Sustainable State - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sustainable State write by Chandran Nair. This book was released on 2018-10-09. The Sustainable State available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Asks difficult questions and offers bold, provocative answers . . . These pages open our eyes to some of the most urgent problemss facing humanity. A must-read.” —Moisés Naím, author of The Revenge of Power The free-market, limited-government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active involvement of a strong central state that can guide the economy, protect the environment, and prioritize meeting people’s basic needs. In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Chandran Nair shows that the market-dominated model followed by the industrialized West is simply not scalable. The US alone, with less than five percent of the world population, consumes nearly a quarter of its resources. If Asian countries, where sixty percent of the world lives, follow the Western lead, the results will be calamitous. Instead, Nair argues that development must be directed by a state that is willing and able to intervene in the economy. Corporations, which by design demand ever-expanding consumption, need to be directed toward meeting societal needs or otherwise restrained, not unleashed. Development has to be oriented towards the greatest good—clean drinking water for the many has to take precedence over swimming pools for the few. He provides three compelling case studies demonstrating the benefits of such strong state governance and the findings of weak state governance. This will mean rethinking the meaning of concepts like “prosperity,” “freedom,” and “rights,” and whether democracy is always the best way to ensure responsive government—as Nair writes, “A democracy that cannot work to improve the life of its citizens is not better than a non-democracy that can actually improve quality of life.” Many people will find these to be challenging ideas, but what Nair offers is a model suited to the realities of the developing world, not the assumptions of the dominant culture.
State of the World
State of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook State of the World write by Worldwatch Institute. This book was released on 2016. State of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume first puts our current moment in context, tracing cities in the arc of human history. It also examines the basic structural elements of every city: materials and fuels; people and economics; and biodiversity. In part two, professionals working on some of the world's most inventive urban sustainability projects share their first-hand experience. Success stories come from places as diverse as Ahmedabad, India; Freiburg, Germany; and Shanghai, China. In many cases, local people are acting to improve their cities, even when national efforts are stalled. Parts three and four examine cross-cutting issues that affect the success of all cities. Topics range from the nitty-gritty of handling waste and developing public transportation to civic participation and navigating dysfunctional government. Throughout, readers discover the most pressing challenges facing communities and the most promising solutions currently being developed. The result is a snapshot of cities today and a vision for global urban sustainability tomorrow.
Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development
Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development write by Nicholas A. Ashford. This book was released on 2011-10-18. Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this work, the authors offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, public health and safety.
Envisioning a Sustainable Society
Envisioning a Sustainable Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Envisioning a Sustainable Society write by Lester W. Milbrath. This book was released on 1989-11-01. Envisioning a Sustainable Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The evidence is increasingly persuasive. We are changing the way our planet's physical systems work—irrevocably. These changes are global and interconnected and unavoidable. They are upon us already, making it virtually impossible for any modern society to continue its present trajectory of growth. This book provides a penetrating analysis of how we have come to this point, of why science and technology will fail to solve these problems, and of how we as a society must change in order to avoid ecological catastrophe. The scope is broad, the urgency of the message is impossible to ignore.
The Power of the Periphery
The Power of the Periphery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power of the Periphery write by Peder Anker. This book was released on 2020-05-28. The Power of the Periphery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines how Norway has positioned itself as an alternative, environmentally-sound nation in a world filled with tension and instability.
