... Publishing Limited 2014 Economic theory Sustainability Limits to growth The Simpler Way There is a strong tendency to assume that “the economy” is a naturally occurring entity, like the Andes, to which we must accommodate. It has laws, such as those evident when supply and demand adjust...

.... Findings This paper finds that the greenhouse and energy problems cannot be solved by action on the supply side, i.e. by technical developments which promise to provide quantities taken for granted in energy‐intensive societies. This general “limits to growth” perspective is that these and the other major...