The Return of Scarcity: Strategies for an Economic Future

Herbert Cole Coombs

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511552281

A former Chancellor of the Australian National University former Governor of the Reserve Bank and adviser to several prime ministers, Dr H. C. 'Nugget' Coombs is a distinguished economist who has recently worked on the related areas of economics of resource use, resource allocation and teh environment. The essays in this 1990 book link widely shared environmental concerns to an original and penetrating analysis of contemporary economic trends.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp ix-x

1 - Towards a Sustainable Society
pp 1-20

2 - Scarcity, Wealth and Income
pp 21-38

3 - Matching Ecological and Economic Realities
pp 39-60

4 - Science and Technology - For What Purpose?
pp 61-82

5 - Economic and Ecological Issues in Resource Management
pp 83-96

6 - Resource Management and Environmental Law
pp 97-106

7 - The Quality of life and Its Assessment
pp 107-127

8 - Is Democracy Alive and Well?
pp 128-142

9 - Technology, Economic Change and Political Strategy
pp 143-165

Bibliography
pp 166-171

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