Gaian economics : living well within planetary limits

260 Pages·2010·2.03 MB·English

by  Jonathon Dawson, J T Ross Jackson, Helena Norberg-Hodge

Gaian
Economics
living well within
planetary limits
Economic Key
Editors
Jonathan Dawson
Ross Jackson
and
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Gaian
Economics
living well within
planetary limits
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