Navigating on the Titanic: Economic Growth, Energy, and the Failure of Governance

by Bryne Purchase

Navigating the Titanic outlines the brief history of economic growth and the private and public institutions - markets, corporations, households, and governments - which underpin that growth. Bryne Purchase examines mega-risks related to our economy's use of fossil fuels and specifically looks at resource depletion, energy security, and climate change - all "mega-risks" because they are both global in scope and potentially existential in impact. Focusing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553393309
• ISBN13: 9781553393306
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Queen's School of Policy Studies
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"