The Ingenuity Gap: Can Poor Countries Adapt to Resource Scarcity?
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Suggested Reading
BOOKS the ingenuity gap The following is a short, idiosyncratic list of the books and articles that I found particularly valuable when writing The Ingenuity Gap. All of them are mentioned in the book's endnotes, but since there are several thousand citations there, readers may benefit from a more select list. I've provided [...]
Section 4 (Indonesia)
ACADEMIC project on environmental scarcities, state capacity, & civil violence The Case Study of Indonesia - Section 4 by Charles Victor Barber World Resources Institute Cambridge: American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the University of Toronto, 1997 IV. FOREST RESOURCE SCARCITY AND THE GROWING POTENTIAL FOR SOCIAL [...]
Environmental Scarcity and Violent Conflict: The Case of Chiapas, Mexico
Philip Howard and Thomas Homer-Dixon | This paper identifies the different forms of environmental scarcities that affect the people of Chiapas, Mexico. In recent years, these scarcities have become acute.
Interview conducted by Ted Rutland of the webzine “Uncommon Good” on the subject of The Ingenuity Gap
Interview Conducted by Ted Rutland of "Uncommon Good" (Webzine) on the subject of The Ingenuity Gap.
States of Emergency
By 2025, American democracy could collapse, causing extreme domestic political instability, including widespread civil violence. By 2030, if not sooner, the country could be governed by a right-wing dictatorship. How should Canada prepare?
Conversations
conversations CONVERSATIONS Below you’ll find transcripts of some interesting interviews and conversations I’ve had over the last few years. You’ll also find some replies to critics of my research. Criticism and Response Articles about Thomas Homer-Dixon Interviews [...]
Ingenuity Theory: Can Humankind Create a Sustainable Civilization?
People don’t like to even think about their values, let alone change them. So confronting and changing our values, I’m convinced, will be our greatest challenge of all.
