An Almost Practical Step Toward Sustainability [Paperback]

Nobel Laureate Robert Solow explores how changes in social accounting practice could contribute to more rational debate and action in crafting economic and environmental policy. A thoughtful work about the wise use of society's natural resources, intergenerational equity, and the translation of ideas about sustainability into real policy.Introductory RemarksPaul R. PortneyAn Almost Practical Step to SustainabilityRobert M. SolowPreviewing the ArgumentFinding the True Net Product of Our EconomyAnalyzing Sustainable Paths for a Modern Industrial SocietyConnecting Up the ArgumentsConcluding CommentsRobert M. Solow is Institute Professor of Economics Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Nobel Laureate in Economics.US? 1992 Resources for the Future