A surprising and intriguing examination of how scarcity—and our flawed responses to it—shapes our lives, our society, and our culture

In this classic study, the authors assess the importance of technological change and resource substitution in support of their conclusion that resource scarcity

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This book brings together geological, biological, radical economic, technological, historical and social perspectives on peak oil and other scarce resources. Th

Over the past several decades, civil and ethnic wars have undermined prospects for economic and political development, destabilized entire regions of the globe,