Download or read book Consumption, Jobs and the Environment written by R. Carr-Hill and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumption, Jobs and the Environment argues that the present pattern of development, based on everlasting economic growth, is completely unsatisfactory from a welfare point of view. It threatens ecological catastrophe while perpetuating poverty. Roy Carr-Hill and John Lintott propose an alternative policy framework based explicitly on welfare and suggest where cuts in consumption, working hours and ecological risks might be made most usefully.