Justice, Posterity, and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9780199245086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 232 str.

Wilfred Beckerman; Joanna Pasek; Joanna Pasek

Opis

In rich countries, environmental problems are seen as problems of prosperity; in poor countries, they are seen as problems of poverty. Lack of clean drinking water and insufficient sanitation affect the here and now, whereas environmental problems in rich countries seem more likely to harm posterity. This book addresses these issues, arguing that we have moral obligations to take account of the interests of future generations and that our main obligation is to bequeath to them a more decent society in which there is greater respect for basic human rights.

Recenzje

Justice, Posterity, and the Environment provides a radical interrogation of today's environmental agenda and, through the unsettling rays of insight that it casts, offers an engaging provocation to economists, ethicists and policy-makers alike