| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Kenneth J. Arrow lecture series
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Kenneth J. Arrow lecture series (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; In Memoriam: Kenneth Joseph Arrow (1921-2017); Foreword, by Robert M. Solow; Preface; Random Thoughts on "Birth and Death," by Kenneth J. Arrow; Birth and Death: Arrow Lecture; 1. Economic Demography; 2. Utilitarian Ethics; 3. Ends and Means; 4. Synopsis; Part I: Foundations; 5. Genesis Under Total Utilitarianism; 6. Death; 7. A Problem Like Sleeping Beauty; 8. Generation-Centered Prerogatives in the Timeless World; 9. Generations Across the Indefinite Future; Part II: Applications; 10. The Biosphere as a Renewable Natural Resource |
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11. Estimates of Globally Optimum Population12. Technology and Institutions; 13. Existential Risks and Informed Ends; Appendix 1: Socially-Embedded Well-Being Functions; Appendix 2: Common Property Resources and Reproductive Choices; Appendix 3: Notes on Rawls' Principle of Just Saving; Appendix 4: Modeling the Biosphere; Appendix 5: Inclusive Wealth and Social Well-Being; Appendix 6: Valuing Freedom of Choice; References; Commentary on Birth and Death, by Scott Barrett; Commentary on Birth and Death, by Eric Maskin; Commentary on Birth and Death, by Joseph Stiglitz; Response to Commentaries |
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EpilogueSocially Embedded Preferences, Environmental Externalities, and Reproductive Rights, with Aisha Dasgupta-Reprinted from Population and Development Review (September 2017); Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
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? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Population policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Population policy -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Nonrenewable natural resources.
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Nonrenewable natural resources. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dasgupta, Partha. Time and the generations. New York : Columbia University Press, [2019] 9780231160124 (DLC) 2018048438 (OCoLC)1057732971 |
| ISBN |
0231550030 (electronic book) |
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9780231550031 (electronic book) |
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9780231160124 |
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0231160127 |
| Standard No. |
16135128 |
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