Understanding Global Crises: From Covid to Climate Change and Economic Collapse

Description: Understanding Global Crises by Thomas Sadler Understanding Global Crises is an innovative and interdisciplinary text, which investigates the key contemporary economic, social and environmental crises, and demonstrates their deep interconnection, providing a conceptual framework to understand the current global landscape. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Understanding Global Crises is an innovative and interdisciplinary text that investigates the key contemporary economic, social, and environmental crises and demonstrates their deep interconnection. Contributing to the discussion of large-scale crises, this book provides a conceptual framework to understand the current global landscape. Essential cascading crises topics, such as economic collapse, climate change, racial injustice, domestic violence, and epistemic oppression, are explored in order to equip readers with the clarity to understand global crises, assess policy interventions, and analyze social responses. To achieve future resilience, the book shows that society must recognize various forms of inequality and make policy changes. Each chapter showcases an international case study, covering real-life examples of topics such as climate disinformation, vaccine distribution disparities, environmental racism, and socioeconomic deprivation. Other features of the book include key terms, suggested further reading, and discussion questions, as well as online supplements comprising PowerPoint slides and an instructors guide. Understanding Global Crises will be a valuable text to support courses in economics, environmental studies, political science, public health, and social policy. Author Biography Thomas R. Sadler is Professor of Economics at Western Illinois University. He teaches courses on Environmental Economics, Energy Economics, Pandemic Economics, the Global Economic Environment, and the Chicago Economy. His research focuses on environmental policy, energy economics, professional sports leagues, high-performance organizations, and neighborhood effects. Table of Contents 1. Global crises: an introduction Part I: Health, economic, and environmental crises 2. Coronavirus pandemic 3. Economic collapse 4. Climate catastrophe Part II: Social instability 5. Racial injustice 6. Domestic and family violence 7. Epistemic injustice Part III: Building future resilience 8. Progress or collapse? 9. Resilience and vulnerability Long Description Understanding Global Crises is an innovative and interdisciplinary text, which investigates the key contemporary economic, social and environmental crises, and demonstrates their deep interconnection. Contributing to the discussion of large-scale crises, this book provides a conceptual framework to understand the current global landscape. Essential cascading crises topics, such as economic collapse, climate change, racial injustice, domestic violence, and epistemic oppression are explored in order to equip readers with the clarity to understand global crises, assess policy interventions, and analyze social responses. To achieve future resilience, the book shows that society must recognize various forms of inequality and make policy changes. Each chapter showcases an international case study, covering real-life examples of topics such as climate disinformation, vaccine distribution disparities, environmental racism, and socioeconomic deprivation. Other features of the book include key terms, suggested further reading, and discussion questions, as well as online supplements comprising PowerPoint slides and an instructors guide. Understanding Global Crises will be a valuable text to support courses in economics, environmental studies, political science, public health, and social policy. Details ISBN1032315024 Author Thomas Sadler Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2022 ISBN-10 1032315024 ISBN-13 9781032315027 Publication Date 2022-12-26 UK Release Date 2022-12-26 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-12-26 NZ Release Date 2022-12-26 Subtitle From Covid to Climate Change and Economic Collapse Pages 256 Illustrations 13 Tables, black and white; 30 Line drawings, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white Alternative 9781032315058 DEWEY 338.9 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Imprint Routledge We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139203947;

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