The Environmental Endgame: Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Survival by Robert Nadeau - 2 views

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  #1 Kim Vanderklein on 16 Mar 12

   

  In this book The Environmental Endgame: Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster and Human Survival, his intention is to first of all provide an accumulation of evidence supporting the theory that an environmental catastrophe, is not only possible, it is highly likely to occur within the next few decades, given the environmental, political, and economic conditions at the time this book was written. The other goal of his book is to highlight the need for decisive action soon on an international level that is "capable of coordinating large-scale human activities in ways that will allow for the emergence of sustainable conditions in the global ecosystem." he proposes a "fully functional system of international government and [a need] to…develop…an environmentally responsible economic theory". If his international government (or as he also refers to it, a supranational federal force), were to become a reality he says, his reasoning for when it would or would not be implemented, would be contingent on the nation states violating the right of the individual and environment. The economic portion of his solution, takes into account realistically assessing the costs of "doing business in the global environment, it must be based on "valid quantifiable measures of the environmental impacts of production and distribution systems", and it must also be based "on measures of sustainable conditions in the global environment".
  
  Because of this last complaint of mine I think it would be difficult for some people to follow his discussions if they weren't already familiar with certain general economic principles. However I do think that overall this book is worth reading if you have the time for it. It provides a useful addition to the discussions on the sustainability of the global environment.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this book The Environmental Endgame: Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster and Human Survival, his intention is to first of all provide an accumulation of evidence supporting the theory that an environmental catastrophe, is not only possible, it is highly likely to occur within the next few decades, given the environmental, political, and economic conditions at the time this book was written. The other goal of his book is to highlight the need for decisive action soon on an international level that is "capable of coordinating large-scale human activities in ways that will allow for the emergence of sustainable conditions in the global ecosystem." he proposes a "fully functional system of international government and [a need] to…develop…an environmentally responsible economic theory". If his international government (or as he also refers to it, a supranational federal force), were to become a reality he says, his reasoning for when it would or would not be implemented, would be contingent on the nation states violating the right of the individual and environment. The economic portion of his solution, takes into account realistically assessing the costs of "doing business in the global environment, it must be based on "valid quantifiable measures of the environmental impacts of production and distribution systems", and it must also be based "on measures of sustainable conditions in the global environment". <br /> <br /> Because of this last complaint of mine I think it would be difficult for some people to follow his discussions if they weren't already familiar with certain general economic principles. However I do think that overall this book is worth reading if you have the time for it. It provides a useful addition to the discussions on the sustainability of the global environment.</div>

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