Buller, Adrienne,

The value of a whale : on the illusions of green capitalism / Adrienne Buller. - xi, 350 pages

Introduction : what’s the value of a whale? -- Gatekeepers : economics and the collapse of possibility -- Sirens : distraction and dispossession in carbon markets -- Titans : assets, power and the construction of green capitalism -- Alchemists : what’s green is gold -- Time travellers : escaping ecological debt -- Ghosts : valuing a disappearing world -- Conclusion : between the devil and the deep blue sea : Should we accept green capitalist solutions?

9781526162632

GBC287995 bnb

020587781 Uk


Environmental economics.
Capitalism--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy--Economic aspects.
Commodification.

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