The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity / Robert U. Ayres and Benjamin Warr

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Ayres, Robert U, 1932- [aut]

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchiveVerlag: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass : Edward Elgar, 2009Beschreibung: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 411 p) : illISBN:

9781848445956

Schlagwörter: Andere physische Formen: 9781848441828 (hardback) | 9781849804356 (pbk.) | 1848441827 (hbk.) | Erscheint auch als: The economic growth engine. Druck-Ausgabe Cheltenham, UK [u.a.] : Elgar, 2009. XXI, 411 S.DDC-Klassifikation:

338.9 22

RVK: RVK: QC 340LOC-Klassifikation:

HD75

DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781848445956Online-Ressourcen:

Zusammenfassung: The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical work) and economicsZusammenfassung: 1. Background -- ch. 2. Technical progress -- ch. 3. Industrial metabolism : mass/energy flows -- ch. 4. Exergy conversion to useful work -- ch. 5. Economic growth theories -- ch. 6. The production function approach. -- ch. 7. Numerical results for the US and Japan -- ch. 8. Growth forecasting -- ch. 9. Economic growth and development : towards a catch-up model (simplified REXSF model) -- ch. 10. Conclusions, implications and caveatsPPN: PPN: 1023446642Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE

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