...’, cited to focus attention on the political project of reforming planning in the English case. It shows that there have been concerted efforts to orient planning timescapes not necessarily in service of good planning or of supporting democratic accountability but instead to primarily achieve growth. We...

... German-speaking lands – which were radically different from the British (and Dutch) way in neither tune nor practice – I aim to rehabilitate the contributions made by continental mercantilist-cameralist political economy laying the foundations of capitalism and modern economic growth in the longue durée...

...The chapter points out that the current paradigm of environmentalists ignores the negative impact that human population size has on the biosphere. To counter this lack of concern with population size and growth, the chapter uses graphs to show that the ecological footprint of the global human...

.... With the Club of Rome and its sensational first report on ‘the predicament of mankind’ titled Limits to Growth as a source of inspiration, this essay offers a determined critique of liberal ideology and modern hubris from a broadly materialist perspective. It draws on discussions of long waves of expanding...

...There is a strikinig parallel between our belief that the environmental effects of continual economic growth can be managed through technological mitigations, and the belief that biomedical care will furnish us with endless improvement in health and lifespan. Both are confronted by a ‘limits...

... Statistics Authority Barone G and S Mocetti Cavallo E Coffman M Noy I FNRI Food and Nutrition Research Institute climate change DRRM National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management counterfactual economic loss economic welfare regional growth Region VIII Leyte human capital Typhoon Yolanda...

... a post-growth orientation offers a potential pathway to decommodification and just transition. The chapter concludes by reflecting on how Ireland’s political economy impacts negatively on local and global ecological sustainability and biodiversity. environmental impacts Intergovernmental Panel...

... such as the place and role of democracy, the possibility of co-operation becoming a means of governing a post-growth society, and where competition inherent in the capitalist world can seriously be challenged and replaced by the co-operation of a new beginning. community wealth building co operatives Preston...

...This chapter concentrates on repairing ecologies. It interrogates the dominant discourse of sustainable development that prioritizes economic growth over environmental sustainability, and then displays eco-centrism as an alternative. This leads into a discussion of Education for Sustainable...

...This chapter articulates the research problem that economic growth in the EU since the 2008 global financial crisis has made the EU ostensibly successful, yet we continue to see pervasive well-being problems in the EU. Despite a large literature on EU spending effects on growth, we know little...

...This chapter summarizes the book’s major findings and considers the broader implications of the EU’s mixed performance on well-being for the future of inclusive growth and legitimacy in the EU. In common with all types of political institutions, the EU is more likely to solve problems if it enjoys...

..., suggesting that improvements at the national level will only be possible where subjective well-being is supported by social justice and not driven by economic growth. Aristotle eudaemonism hedonism well being negative subjective well being positive subjective well being accustomisation Brickman P...

...This chapter argues that the economic crisis has resulted in an intensification of the tensions and dilemmas surrounding urban sustainability thinking and practice. There have been two contrasting policy agendas in response: a new emphasis on growth-first policies influenced by neo-liberal...

... and conduits to change, suggesting that economic growth and competition for skilled labour has led to malleable, if contradictory, policy outcomes. change gradual transformative change immigration policy integration policy Israel race for talent Streeck W Thelen K A Castles S ethnic migration Gerring...

...This chapter introduces the political focus on the productivity of the NHS. Productivity is a conceptually simple construct, relating the amount of output produced to the amount of inputs used in the production process. Productivity growth can also be calculated by comparing the change in outputs...

... Pensioners’ group local government reform multiplier effects compound disadvantages National Survey of Third Sector Organisations Office of the Third Sector spaces Evison I growth Jochum V rural areas scaling up advice advice work Advice Shop Big Lottery funding community shops contracting...

... labour market led to improvements in job quality for low earners, as employers offered more fringe benefits to attract good workers. Given this evidence, the chapter argues that a high employment rate is an important policy goal when it comes to addressing stagnant wage growth, steeper rates...

...Although policy research was not recognized as an activity within Japanese local authorities’ jurisdiction for a long time, the social changes resulting from high-growth period made local authority faced to pressure to deal regional policy issues, for example, pollution and urbanized problems...

...This introductory chapter provides an overview of work, stress, and health in India. India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The growth of the Indian economy has been matched by the steady increase in its labour force. However, globalisation and rapid industrial growth in India...

... love and work. Conversely, a baby who gains weight more slowly than it ‘should’, and who perhaps cries a lot and seems unsatisfied, is a sign of maternal failure. Of course such an attitude is fanned by the professional advisers of baby who take it as axiomatic that the baby's growth and happiness must...