The Resourceful earth : a response to Global 2000

"We are confident that the nature of the physical world permits continued improvement in humankind's economic lot in the long rung run, indefinitely. Of course there are always newly arising local problems, shortages and pollutions, due to climate or to increased population and income. Som...

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Other Authors: Simon, Julian Lincoln( 1932-), Kahn, Herman( 1922-1983.)
Language:English
Published: Oxford, OX ; New York, NY, USA: B. Blackwell, 1984..
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245 0 4 |a The Resourceful earth :   |b a response to Global 2000   |c edited by Julian L. Simon and Herman Kahn.. 
260 |a Oxford, OX ;  |a New York, NY, USA:   |b B. Blackwell,   |c 1984.. 
300 |a viii, 585 p.:   |b ill.;   |c 24 cm.. 
504 |a Includes bibliographies and index. 
520 8 |a "We are confident that the nature of the physical world permits continued improvement in humankind's economic lot in the long rung run, indefinitely. Of course there are always newly arising local problems, shortages and pollutions, due to climate or to increased population and income. Some times temporary large-scale problems arise. But the nature of the world's physical condition and the resilience in a well-functioning economic and social system enable us to overcome such problems, and the solutions usually leave us better off than if the problem had never arisen; that is the great lesson to be learned from human history. We are less optimistic, however, about the constraints currently imposed upon material progress by political and institutional forces, in conjunction with popularly-held beliefs and attitudes about natural resources and the environment...trends point towards deterioration rather than towards improvement..." -- Introduction. 
650 4 |a Ciencias sociales --   |x Metodología  
650 1 7 |a Energiebronnen.  
650 0 |a Economic forecasting.  
650 6 |a Prévision économique.  
650 1 7 |a Economische aspecten.  
650 1 7 |a Natuurlijke hulpbronnen.  
650 0 |a Economic history --   |y 1971-1990.  
650 6 |a Histoire économique --   |y 1971-1990.  
650 6 |a Ressources naturelles.  
650 1 7 |a Milieubeheer.  
650 0 |a Natural resources.  
653 |a Environment - Forecasts 
700 1 |a Simon, Julian Lincoln(  |d 1932-)  
700 1 |a Kahn, Herman(  |d 1922-1983.)  
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