Intro -- About the editors -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Contradictions of green growth -- 1 Can green growth really work? A reality check that elaborates on the true (socio-)economics of climate change -- 2 What is the 'green'...

This essay identifies a contradiction between the flourishing interest in the environmental economics of the classical period and a lack of critical parsing of the works of its leading representatives. Its focus is the work of Adam Smith and Thomas Malthus. It offers a critical analysis of their...