Energy and Equity (book)
Energy and Equity
by Ivan Illich
The seminal book by Ivan Illich was published in 1974. It deals with a rarely discussed issue, namely the relationship between technological progress and equity (justice), with a special focus on the use of energy in transportation. The author demonstrates that beyond a certain level of energy use, more intensive energy use adversely affeects equity.
The books’ chapters are:
- THE ENERGY CRISIS
- THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF TRAFFIC
- SPEED-STUNNED IMAGINATION
- NET TRANSFER OF LIFE-TIME
- THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF ACCELERATION
- THE RADICAL MONOPOLY OF INDUSTRY
- THE ELUSIVE THRESHOLD
- DEGREES OF SELF-POWERED MOBILITY
- DOMINANT VERSUS SUBSIDIARY MOTORS
- UNDEREQUIPMENT, OVERDEVELOPMENT, AND MATURE TECHNOLOGY