TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barbier,Edward
TI  - A global green new deal: rethinking the economic recovery 
SN  - 9781139042031
AV  - HC79.E5 B358 2010eb
U1  - 338.9/27 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Green New Deal
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Pacte vert
KW  - Développement durable
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - Mondialisation
KW  - globalism
KW  - aat
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Development
KW  - Sustainable Development
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Environmental Economics
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why a global green new deal?. Introduction: opportunity from crisis -- The key components of a global green new deal. Reducing carbon dependency -- Reducing ecological scarcity -- Challenges facing developing economies -- National priorities for a global green new deal -- The role of the international community. Promoting global governance -- Facilitating access to finance -- Enhancing trade incentives -- Conclusion: international priorities for a global green new deal -- Towards a greener world economy. Summary of recommendations -- Will a global green new deal succeed? -- Beyond a green economic recovery -- Appendices -- Glossary; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - "Meeting the short run challenges of reviving the worldwide economy need not mean sacrificing long run economic and environmental sustainability. A Global Green New Deal (GGND) is an economic policy strategy for ensuring a more economically and environmentally sustainable world economic recovery. Reviving growth and creating jobs should be essential objectives. But policies should also aim to reduce carbon dependency, protect ecosystems and water resources, and alleviate poverty. Otherwise, economic recovery today will do little to avoid future economic and environmental crises. Part One argues why a GGND strategy is essential to the sustainability of the global economy. Part Two provides an overview of the key national policies whilst Part Three focuses on the global actions necessary to allow national policies to work. Part Four summarizes the main recommendations for national and international action, and discusses the wider implications for restructuring the world economy towards 'greener' development"--
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