Steady-State Economics
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Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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| Steady-State Economics canonical | 1 |
| Steady-State Economics: Second Edition with New Essays | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steady-State Economics Context triple: [Herman Daly, hasWritten, Steady-State Economics]
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The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources is a seminal work in environmental and resource economics that develops the theoretical foundations for how societies should optimally use and manage finite natural resources over time.
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The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review is a landmark UK-commissioned report that applies economic analysis to demonstrate the dependence of human prosperity on nature and to propose reforms for integrating biodiversity and natural capital into economic decision-making.
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Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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D.
Economics: A Very Short Introduction
"Economics: A Very Short Introduction" is a concise introductory book that explains the core principles, methods, and real-world applications of economics for a general audience.
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E.
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steady-State Economics Target entity description: Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
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A.
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources
The Economics of Exhaustible Resources is a seminal work in environmental and resource economics that develops the theoretical foundations for how societies should optimally use and manage finite natural resources over time.
-
B.
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review is a landmark UK-commissioned report that applies economic analysis to demonstrate the dependence of human prosperity on nature and to propose reforms for integrating biodiversity and natural capital into economic decision-making.
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C.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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D.
Economics: A Very Short Introduction
"Economics: A Very Short Introduction" is a concise introductory book that explains the core principles, methods, and real-world applications of economics for a general audience.
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E.
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work in ecological economics ⓘ |
| author |
Herman E. Daly
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linked to:
Herman Daly
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
ecological economics
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environmental economics ⓘ |
| genre |
economics literature
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environmental studies literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Steady-State Economics: Second Edition with New Essays
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linked to:
Steady-State Economics
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| influenced |
degrowth movement
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development of ecological economics as a discipline ⓘ environmental policy debates ⓘ sustainability discourse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
carrying capacity
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consumption levels ⓘ distribution of income and wealth ⓘ economic growth critique ⓘ economic policy for sustainability ⓘ economic scale relative to ecosystem ⓘ entropy law in economics ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ intergenerational equity ⓘ limits to growth ⓘ macro-economics without growth ⓘ natural capital ⓘ optimal scale of the economy ⓘ population levels ⓘ population stabilization ⓘ resource depletion ⓘ steady-state economy ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ thermodynamics and economics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
advocates a steady-state economy
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advocates qualitative development over quantitative growth ⓘ argues against continuous economic growth ⓘ argues for stable or mildly fluctuating consumption ⓘ argues for stable or mildly fluctuating population ⓘ argues that economic growth is limited by ecological constraints ⓘ argues that the economy is a subsystem of the ecosystem ⓘ criticizes GDP as a welfare indicator ⓘ supports caps on resource throughput ⓘ supports ecological tax reform ⓘ supports limits on resource extraction ⓘ supports policies for population stabilization ⓘ supports protection of natural capital ⓘ supports redistribution of income and wealth ⓘ |
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linked to: Steady-State Economics