The Economic Superorganism: Beyond the Competing Narratives on Energy, Growth and Policy

The Economic Superorganism: Beyond the Competing Narratives on Energy, Growth and Policy

To understand and perhaps guide the purpose of our economy, economists and scientists think about future energy-economic options by mixing laws and theory (scientific, legal, socio-political and economic) with data by inserting them into a computational oven of some sort that spits out results for interpretation. Depending upon the knowledge…

Support OILMAN Magazine

Please Log In to view this content.

Not a subscriber? Please Subscribe here for unlimited access.

Author Profile

Dr. Carey W King performs interdisciplinary research related to how energy systems interact within the economy and environment as well as how our policy and social systems can make decisions and tradeoffs among these often competing factors. The past performance of our energy systems is no guarantee of future returns, yet we must understand the development of past energy systems. Carey’s research goals center on rigorous interpretations of the past to determine the most probable future energy pathways.

Related posts