Author: | Rob Larson | ISBN: | 9781849647861 |
Publisher: | Pluto Press | Publication: | October 5, 2012 |
Imprint: | Pluto Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Rob Larson |
ISBN: | 9781849647861 |
Publisher: | Pluto Press |
Publication: | October 5, 2012 |
Imprint: | Pluto Press |
Language: | English |
This is a darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability.*BR**BR*Rob Larson holds mainstream economic theory up against the grim reality of a planet in meltdown. He looks at scientists’ conclusions about climate change, the business world’s opinions about its own power, and reveals the fingerprints of finance on American elections.*BR**BR*Through ascerbic analysis, Bleakonomics unveils a world of extreme inequality, confusion and insanity.*BR**BR*
This is a darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity and financial instability.*BR**BR*Rob Larson holds mainstream economic theory up against the grim reality of a planet in meltdown. He looks at scientists’ conclusions about climate change, the business world’s opinions about its own power, and reveals the fingerprints of finance on American elections.*BR**BR*Through ascerbic analysis, Bleakonomics unveils a world of extreme inequality, confusion and insanity.*BR**BR*