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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.

by McAfee, Andrew.

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Scribner, 2019.

Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.

Natural resources -- Environmental aspects.

Conservation of natural resources.

Environmentalism.

Technology -- Economic aspects.

9781982103576 (hc.)

1st Scribner hardcover ed.

xii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-327) and index.

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.

"A surprising analysis of the decline in consumption of natural resources despite the explosion of goods, prosperity, and population."--From publisher.

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