More from less, the surprising story of how we learned to prosper using fewer resources--and what happens next, Andrew McAfee
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More from less, the surprising story of how we learned to prosper using fewer resources--and what happens next, Andrew McAfee
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-327) and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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More from less
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bibliography
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1121080175
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Andrew McAfee
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the surprising story of how we learned to prosper using fewer resources--and what happens next
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"A surprising analysis of the decline in consumption of natural resources despite the explosion of goods, prosperity, and population"--, Provided by publisher
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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
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