A Poverty of Reason

Sustainable Development and Economic Growth

Business & Finance, Economics, Sustainable Development
Cover of the book A Poverty of Reason by Wilfred Beckerman, Independent Institute
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Author: Wilfred Beckerman ISBN: 9781598131833
Publisher: Independent Institute Publication: September 1, 2002
Imprint: Independent Institute Language: English
Author: Wilfred Beckerman
ISBN: 9781598131833
Publisher: Independent Institute
Publication: September 1, 2002
Imprint: Independent Institute
Language: English

In this detailed economic investigation of sustainable development, a noted professor of economics argues that many of the alarms commonly sounded by environmentalists are, in fact, unfounded, and that current sustainable development policies should be reconsidered in light of their effects on the earth's human population, such as increased poverty and environmental degradation in developing countries. In a rare balanced counterpoint to popular sustainable development rhetoric, Professor Beckerman forces policy makers to consider whether future generations have rights that morally constrain and trump the claims of those alive today, particularly the masses of people living in dire poverty, arguing that the current sustainable development program is a menace to the prosperity and freedom of both current and future generations.

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In this detailed economic investigation of sustainable development, a noted professor of economics argues that many of the alarms commonly sounded by environmentalists are, in fact, unfounded, and that current sustainable development policies should be reconsidered in light of their effects on the earth's human population, such as increased poverty and environmental degradation in developing countries. In a rare balanced counterpoint to popular sustainable development rhetoric, Professor Beckerman forces policy makers to consider whether future generations have rights that morally constrain and trump the claims of those alive today, particularly the masses of people living in dire poverty, arguing that the current sustainable development program is a menace to the prosperity and freedom of both current and future generations.

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