Essays about: "steady-state economy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words steady-state economy.

  1. 1. Is the time for leisure now? : The growth paradigm in the Finnish welfare debate

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Vera Lindström; [2020]
    Keywords : growth paradigm; post-growth; economic growth; Sustainability Science; steady-state economy; basic income; worktime reduction; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The government of Finland has the ambition of making Finland the first fossil-free welfare state in the world and reaching carbon neutrality in 2035. Simultaneously, worktime reduction and basic income have been matters of vivid political debate. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sustainable Aquifer Management in Small Island Developing States : A case study of Mauritius

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Akshay Kowlesser; [2018]
    Keywords : groundwater modelling; coastal aquifers; small islands; saltwater intrusion; Mauritius; climate change;

    Abstract : Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are amongst the most vulnerable states in the world. They are subject to a number of stresses including economical, climatic and spatial restraints. This thesis investigates the effects that certain critical ‘stresses’ will have on the groundwater reserves of SIDS. READ MORE

  4. 3. Economic growth: help or hinder for sustainability? : an investigation of perspectives on economic growth and sustainability within the Swedish environmental movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Hanna Bach; [2017]
    Keywords : environmental NGOs; meta-governance; sustainability science; Q-methodology; green think-tanks; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There is a longstanding debate between environmentalists and economists regarding the possibility to combine economic growth and sustainability. So far, the neoliberal economists’ argumentation for a capitalist economic system with everlasting economic growth has been the dominating paradigm. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigation of thermal spring back of a hot formed 22MnB5 A-pillar with tailored properties

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avdelningen för maskinteknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Mattias Lugnberg; Tobias Netz; [2016]
    Keywords : Thermal spring back; hot stamping;

    Abstract : In a world where fuel economy and crash safety is becoming an important factor in the automotive industry, the need for materials with very high strength-to-weight ratio is growing rapidly. One of the materials used for this purpose is the boron steel 22MnB5. READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainable Economies: The Case of Turkish Economy within Steady-State Economies

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Evrim Demirel; [2012]
    Keywords : sustainable development; ecological economics; steady-state economics; sustainable economies;

    Abstract : The main aim of this paper is to reveal if development and current state of the Turkish Economy are sustainable. Instead of the research tools offered in environmental economics, the holistic approach of ecological economics is used to answer this question. READ MORE