A Poverty of Reason: Sustainable Development and Economic GrowthIndependent Institute, 2002 - 94 pages 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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Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Wilfred Beckerman. LO 5 The Precautionary Principle Emergence of the Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle has long been established as one of the basic principles of sustainable ...
Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Wilfred Beckerman. LO 5 The Precautionary Principle Emergence of the Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle has long been established as one of the basic principles of sustainable ...
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... the Precautionary Principle The notion that there can be full scientific certainty about the consequences of any change in the environment is , of course , absurd , and if it had ever been taken seriously , we would still be liv- ing in ...
... the Precautionary Principle The notion that there can be full scientific certainty about the consequences of any change in the environment is , of course , absurd , and if it had ever been taken seriously , we would still be liv- ing in ...
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... the precautionary principle , especially increasing bureaucratization of human activities and increased protectionist pressures ( to be discussed in chapter 6 ) , there have been many concrete and particular instances of damage done by ...
... the precautionary principle , especially increasing bureaucratization of human activities and increased protectionist pressures ( to be discussed in chapter 6 ) , there have been many concrete and particular instances of damage done by ...
Contents
What Is Sustainable Development | 1 |
Finite Resources and the Prospects | 9 |
Energy and Biodiversity | 19 |
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