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The authors and editors of this book challenge traditional
assumptions about economic growth, and develop the elements of a
reoriented macroeconomics that takes account both of environmental
impacts and social equity. Policies including carbon trading,
revenue recycling, and reorientation of private and social
investment are analyzed, providing insight into new paths for
economic development with flat or negative carbon emissions. These
issues will be crucial to macroeconomic and development policies in
the twenty-first century.What are the likely economic effects of
climate change? What are the costs of substantial action to avert
climate change? What economic policies can be effective in
responding to climate change? The debate has broad implications for
public policy. However, it also raises fundamental questions about
economic analysis itself, and moves issues of environmental policy
from the microeconomic to the macroeconomic level. Taking global
climate change seriously requires a re-examination of macroeconomic
goals. Economic growth has been closely linked to expanded use of
energy, primarily fossil fuels. The assumption of continuing
economic growth, in turn, leads economists to discount future
costs, including the generational impacts of climate change.
Challenging conventional concepts of growth implies different
development paths both for rich and poor nations. This volume
brings together contributions from scholars around the world to
address these issues. Scholars, researchers and students of
economics and development studies along with policymakers and
non-governmental organizations will find this insightful book of
great interest.
The authors and editors of this book challenge traditional
assumptions about economic growth, and develop the elements of a
reoriented macroeconomics that takes account both of environmental
impacts and social equity. Policies including carbon trading,
revenue recycling, and reorientation of private and social
investment are analyzed, providing insight into new paths for
economic development with flat or negative carbon emissions. These
issues will be crucial to macroeconomic and development policies in
the twenty-first century.What are the likely economic effects of
climate change? What are the costs of substantial action to avert
climate change? What economic policies can be effective in
responding to climate change? The debate has broad implications for
public policy. However, it also raises fundamental questions about
economic analysis itself, and moves issues of environmental policy
from the microeconomic to the macroeconomic level. Taking global
climate change seriously requires a re-examination of macroeconomic
goals. Economic growth has been closely linked to expanded use of
energy, primarily fossil fuels. The assumption of continuing
economic growth, in turn, leads economists to discount future
costs, including the generational impacts of climate change.
Challenging conventional concepts of growth implies different
development paths both for rich and poor nations. This volume
brings together contributions from scholars around the world to
address these issues. Scholars, researchers and students of
economics and development studies along with policymakers and
non-governmental organizations will find this insightful book of
great interest.
Presenting new and innovative perspectives on macroeconomics at the
national and international levels, the editors bring together
contributions on a wide range of topics including: current issues
of globalization; transitional economies; inequality; unemployment;
national and international debt; and the relationship of
macroeconomic policies to the environment. The contributors draw on
expertise in a variety of areas to provide insight into debates on
macroeconomic policy in the US and Europe, as well as in developing
and transitional economies. Themes explored include: *
disequilibrium in the macroeconomy: analysis of the roots of
instability and crisis in national and global systems * the
evolution of macroeconomic institutions to stabilize and guide
economic growth * the paradoxes of globalization, the dangers of
unrestricted financial flows, and the impacts of globalization on
national institutional coherence * macro and institutional
strategies for the transitional economies of Russia and Eastern
Europe * distributional and equity issues, including employment,
housing, and homelessness * the impact of macroeconomic policy and
debt on the environment * long-term growth and its relationship to
well-being and environmental sustainability. This collection is a
valuable resource for researchers and students of macroeconomics,
presenting numerous case studies and examples which bring to life
some of the theoretical debates that will determine the future of
macroeconomics. Policy professionals in a variety of fields
including politics, political economy, and international relations
will also find much of interest in this enlightening volume.
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Presenting new and innovative perspectives on macroeconomics at the
national and international levels, the editors bring together
contributions on a wide range of topics including: current issues
of globalization; transitional economies; inequality; unemployment;
national and international debt; and the relationship of
macroeconomic policies to the environment. The contributors draw on
expertise in a variety of areas to provide insight into debates on
macroeconomic policy in the US and Europe, as well as in developing
and transitional economies. Themes explored include: *
disequilibrium in the macroeconomy: analysis of the roots of
instability and crisis in national and global systems * the
evolution of macroeconomic institutions to stabilize and guide
economic growth * the paradoxes of globalization, the dangers of
unrestricted financial flows, and the impacts of globalization on
national institutional coherence * macro and institutional
strategies for the transitional economies of Russia and Eastern
Europe * distributional and equity issues, including employment,
housing, and homelessness * the impact of macroeconomic policy and
debt on the environment * long-term growth and its relationship to
well-being and environmental sustainability. This collection is a
valuable resource for researchers and students of macroeconomics,
presenting numerous case studies and examples which bring to life
some of the theoretical debates that will determine the future of
macroeconomics. Policy professionals in a variety of fields
including politics, political economy, and international relations
will also find much of interest in this enlightening volume.
There is significant debate regarding the quality of the national
health system of the United States relative to those of other
countries. The U.S. healthcare system has been heavily criticized
as a highly inefficient, disorganized, fragmented, and
under-resourced primary care system that contributes to high
healthcare costs, high rates of uninsured individuals, and a number
of health problems in comparison to the situation in other Western
nations. Further, the United States is currently the only wealthy
industrialized country that has not achieved universal health
coverage. Together, these reasons help explain why important health
indicators have been deteriorating recently. Assessing the Need for
a Comprehensive National Health System in the United States seeks
to thoroughly examine several key aspects related to the U.S.
health system and presents different perspectives, provides facts
and data-based assessment, and offers alternative strategies,
policies, and realistic options towards a better and healthier U.S.
society. Covering key topics such as telehealth, social justice,
and healthcare workers, this reference work is ideal for health
professionals, nurses, government officials, policymakers,
researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
There is significant debate regarding the quality of the national
health system of the United States relative to those of other
countries. The U.S. healthcare system has been heavily criticized
as a highly inefficient, disorganized, fragmented, and
under-resourced primary care system that contributes to high
healthcare costs, high rates of uninsured individuals, and a number
of health problems in comparison to the situation in other Western
nations. Further, the United States is currently the only wealthy
industrialized country that has not achieved universal health
coverage. Together, these reasons help explain why important health
indicators have been deteriorating recently. Assessing the Need for
a Comprehensive National Health System in the United States seeks
to thoroughly examine several key aspects related to the U.S.
health system and presents different perspectives, provides facts
and data-based assessment, and offers alternative strategies,
policies, and realistic options towards a better and healthier U.S.
society. Covering key topics such as telehealth, social justice,
and healthcare workers, this reference work is ideal for health
professionals, nurses, government officials, policymakers,
researchers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
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