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_b.R445 1984
050 1 4 _aGF41
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245 0 4 _aThe Resourceful earth
_ba response to Global 2000
_cedited by Julian L. Simon and Herman Kahn.
260 _aOxford, OX ;
_aNew York, NY, USA
_bB. Blackwell
_c1984.
300 _aviii, 585 p.
_bill.
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes 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 0 _aEconomic forecasting.
650 0 _aEconomic history
_y1971-1990.
650 0 _aNatural resources.
650 4 _aCiencias sociales
_xMetodologâia
650 6 _aHistoire âeconomique
_y1971-1990.
650 6 _aPrâevision âeconomique.
650 6 _aRessources naturelles.
650 1 7 _aEconomische aspecten.
_2gtt
650 1 7 _aEnergiebronnen.
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650 1 7 _aMilieubeheer.
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650 1 7 _aNatuurlijke hulpbronnen.
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653 _aEnvironment - Forecasts
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