The Economic Superorganism

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Part I The Narratives and The Data.- 1 Energy and Economic Narratives.- 2 Energy and Food: The Megatrend of Megatrends.- 3 The Energy Narratives: Fossil Fuels versus Renewables.- 4 Other Megatrends.- 5 Systems Thinking for Energy and the Economy: Size and Structure.- 6 Macromodel on the Wall, How Does Growth Occur, After All?.- 7 Summary of U.S. Energy and Economic Trends.- 8 A Narrative that Works for Both Energy and Economics.- 9 Delusions of Control.- 10 Scenarios and Trends of The Future.- References.- A Appendix.- Index.