Jevons' Paradoxes

William Stanley Jevons and the Roots of Biophysical and Neoclassical Economics

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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I?n 1865, economist William Stanley Jevons published The Coal Question, describing the crucial role that coal played in British economic development. Jevons could not solve this paradox in light of his belief that coal mines were becoming exhausted and more expensive to operate, and that there was no substitute for coal.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-01-18
Mått155 x 235 x 8 mm
Vikt224 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringerBriefs in Energy
Antal sidor120
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030935887

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Kent Klitgaard is a Professor Emeritus of Economics and Sustainability at Wells College, having just retired from a thirty-year teaching career.Kent is the co-author, in collaboration with Charlie Hall, of Energy and the Wealth of Nations, co-founder of the International Society of Biophysical Economics, and a board member of the Biophysical Economics Institute. He is the proud father of two adult children who have eschewed the corporate road to wealth in order to do good for the world.