The economic growth engine: how energy and work drive material prosperity
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Main Author: Ayres, Robert U. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass Edward Elgar c2009
Series:Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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Links:https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848445956
Abstract: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 caveats
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 economics
Item Description:"Published in association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-392) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 411 Seiten) ill
ISBN:9781848445956
DOI:10.4337/9781848445956