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Kevin Gallagher is with the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
A Survey of Sustainable Development

A Survey of Sustainable Development

Social And Economic Dimensions
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Perpetual economic growth is physically impossible on a planet with finite resources. Many concerned with humanity's future have focused on the concept of "sustainable development" as an alternative, as they seek means of achieving current...
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Human Well-Being and Economic Goals

Human Well-Being and Economic Goals

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What are the ends of economic activity? According to neoclassical theory, efficient interaction of the profit-maximizing "ideal producer" and the utility-maximizing "ideal consumer" will eventually lead to some sort of social optimum. But is that...
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