Why does market capitalism fail to deliver a sustainable environment and greater equality of incomes?

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1091-1109

  Greenhalgh, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Environment; Poverty; Technology

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POVERTY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 28844443248     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bei085     Document Type: Article

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