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9781848445956
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The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical work) and economics
Content:
1. Background -- ch. 2. Technical progress -- ch. 3. Industrial metabolism : mass/energy flows -- ch. 4. Exergy conversion to useful work -- ch. 5. Economic growth theories -- ch. 6. The production function approach. -- ch. 7. Numerical results for the US and Japan -- ch. 8. Growth forecasting -- ch. 9. Economic growth and development : towards a catch-up model (simplified REXSF model) -- ch. 10. Conclusions, implications and caveats
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"Published in association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-392) and index
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 9781849804356
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 9781848441828
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Wachstumstheorie
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Thermodynamik
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Technischer Fortschritt
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Wirtschaftswachstum
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Energie
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Technischer Fortschritt
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