ARE THERE REAL LIMITS TO GROWTH?— A REPLY TO BECKERMAN

IN his recent inaugural lecturer Professor Beckerman threw out a challenge to scientists to state their views on The Limits to Growth, the computerbased study by Meadows et al. sponsored by the Club of Rome. 'Why', he asks, 'have the professional scientists, with a few notable excepti...

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Published in:Oxford economic papers 1973-11, Vol.25 (3), p.455-460
Main Authors: BROWN, LOWELL S., CASTILLEJO, LEONARDO, JONES, H. F., KIBBLE, T. W. B., ROWAN-ROBINSON, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censuses
Disease models
Economic growth
Economics
Economists
Energy consumption
Environmental pollution
Gross domestic product
International economics
Limits to growth
Natural resources
Starvation
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Summary:IN his recent inaugural lecturer Professor Beckerman threw out a challenge to scientists to state their views on The Limits to Growth, the computerbased study by Meadows et al. sponsored by the Club of Rome. 'Why', he asks, 'have the professional scientists, with a few notable exceptions, such as Kenneth Mellanby, kept fairly quiet about it all, or have limited themselves to relatively mealy-mouthed criticisms?'
ISSN:0030-7653
1464-3812
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041268