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More from less : the surprising story of how we learned to prosper using fewer resources--and what happens next

McAfee, Andrew (Author).

A surprising analysis of the decline in consumption of natural resources despite the explosion of goods, prosperity, and population

Book  - 2019
339.4 McAf
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  • ISBN: 9781982103576
  • Physical Description print
    337 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction: README -- All the Malthusian millennia -- Power over the earth : the industrial era -- Industrial errors -- Earth Day and its debates -- The dematerialization surprise -- Crib notes -- What causes dematerialization : markets and marvels -- Adam Smith said that : a few words about capitalism -- What else is needed : people and policies -- The global gallop of the four horsemen -- Getting so much better -- Powers of concentration -- Stressed be the tie that binds : disconnection -- Looking ahead : the world cleanses itself this way -- Inventions : "how to be good" -- Conclusion: Our next planet.