Author Description

Blueprint For A Green Economy Put The Economics Of The Environment Onto The Public Agenda. Its Authors Have Now Widened The Issue By Applying The Principles Of Their Earlier, Ground-breaking Work To The Tangled Issue Of Sustainable Third World Development. They Offer A Definition Of Sustainable Development In Terms Of Not Depleting Natural Resources And Then Examine Its Economic Implications. The Bulk Of The Book Contains Six Lively Case-studies Of Major Developmental Issues, From The Watersheds Of Java To The Drylands Of The Sudan; From Amazonia To Africa, All Of Which Show The Crucial Importance Of Incorporating The Economics Of Sustainable Development Into Our Thinking.