Economists and the environment

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Economists and the environment

Carla Ravaioli ; translated by Richard Bates ; with a contribution by Paul Ekins

Zed Books, 1995

  • : pbk

Other Title

Il pianeta degli economisti ovvero l'economia contro il pianeta

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"First published in Italian under the title "Il pianeta degli economisti ovvero l'economia contro il pianeta" by ISEDI, Turin, in 1992"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This a collection of interviews between the author and leading economists. The subject of their conversations is the connection between economic development and environmental disequilibrium. They consider the role and responsibilities of economists in countering the destabilization of the environment. The contributing economists are: Elmar Altvater, Abel Agambegian, Gary B. Becker, Mercedes Bresso, Herman Daly, Milton Friedman, John Kenneth galbraith, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Emilio Gerelli, Frank H. Hahn, Volkmar Hartje, Albert O. Hirschman, Paolo Sylos Labini, Christian Leipert, Wassily Leontief, Edmond Malinvaud, Juan Martinex-Alier, James E. Meade, James O'Conner, Rene Passet, David W. Pearce, Paul Samuelson, Stanislav Shatalin, Herbert A. Simon, Luigi Spaventa, Immanuel Wallerstein and Milos Zeman.

Table of Contents

  • Questions without an answer
  • let's not exaggerate
  • economica ma non troppo
  • our god, the market
  • a visible hand, please
  • producing growth
  • quantity and/or quality
  • consume and multiply
  • Moscow, Moscow!
  • a commercial break
  • can technology save us?
  • an exact science?
  • capitalism against itself
  • not a conclusion.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA24952069
  • ISBN
    • 185649277X
    • 1856492788
  • LCCN
    95013682
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ita
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xx, 212 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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