Time and the Generations blends economics, philosophy, and ecology to offer an original lens on the difficult topic of global population. Partha Dasgupta provides tentative answers to two fundamental questions: What level of economic activity can our planet support over the long run, and what does the answer say about optimum population numbers?
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Pr fessor Dasgupta is the Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge. He is also the Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University and is currently President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. His books includeEconomics: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2017),Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment(OUP, 2004) andAn Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution(OUP, 1993).Partha Dasgupta is Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge; a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge; and visiting professor at the New College of the Humanities, London. His books includeHuman Well-Being and the Natural Environment (2001) andEconomics: A Very Short Introduction (2007). |
