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Author:   Kozo Torasan Mayumi
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Volume:   76
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9783030432249

ISBN 10:   3030432246
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   02 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Promethean Technology and Fossil Fuels.- Solar Energy and Its Scope for the Future: an Assessment of Bio-Ethanol and PV Systems.- Credit, the Origin of Positive Money Interest and the Dual Nature of Money.- Real Capital, Debt Expansion and International Monetary Cooperation for More Sustainable and Equitable World.- The Inverted Population Pyramid, Time Allocation, and Empty Houses.- Working Population, Age Structure and GDP share in Primary Industry.- General Account Budget, Special Account Budget, and Redemption of Real Capital and National Bonds.- Collapsing Social Security Systems.- Conclusion: Possible Alternative Vision for Japan and the World.

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Kozo Mayumi graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics of Kyoto University. Between 1984 and 1988 he studied bioeconomics at Department of Economics of Vanderbilt University under Prof. Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's supervision. Since then, Mayumi has been working in the field of energy analysis, ecological economics and sustainability issues. Mayumi is a full professor at Tokushima University, Japan, and currently editorial board members of Ecological Economics, International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics, Journal of Economic Structures, and Ecosystem Services. Together with Dr. Mario Giampietro and other three researchers Mayumi started a biennial international workshop (Advances in Energy Studies) in 1998 where many distinguished scholars in the field of energy analysis took part. Mayumi is the first recipient of Georgescu-Roegen Awards (Unconventional Thinking Category) at the 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in 2013.

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