Energy, Complexity and Wealth Maximization

1. Introduction
Robert Ayres

2. Thesis
Robert Ayres

Part I. Part I

3. A Brief History of Ideas: Energy, Entropy and Evolution
Robert Ayres

4. The Cosmos, The Sun and The Earth
Robert Ayres

5. The Origin of Life
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6. Energy, Water, Climate and Cycles
Robert Ayres

7. Summary of Part I: From the “Big Bang” to Nutrient Cycles
Robert Ayres

Part II. Part II

8. Energy and Technology
Robert Ayres

9. The New World: And Science
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10. Energy, Technology and the Future
Robert Ayres

Part III. Part III

11. Mainstream Economics and Energy
Robert Ayres

12. New Perspectives on Capital, Work, and Wealth
Robert Ayres

Keywords: Physics, Socio- and Econophysics, Population and Evolutionary Models, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Economic Systems, Thermodynamics, Natural Resource Economics