ABSTRACT

Is economic growth desirable? Possible? Necessary? The distinguished social scientists represented in this collection give conflicting answers, resulting in a lively debate on the costs and benefits of growth in the developed and developing countries. This volume, first published in 1973, contains proceedings of a Conference on the Limits to Growth, held at the Center for Social Research, Lehigh University, October 1972. This book will be of interest to students of economics.

part |229 pages

The Economic Growth Controversy

chapter 2|23 pages

Is the end of the world at hand?

chapter 11|11 pages

The club of rome model