Population Ethics for a Diminishing Planet pdf

帕塔达斯古普塔 爵士教授（1942 年 11 月 17 日出生），FBA，FRS，是英国剑桥大学的 Frank Ramsey 经济学教授； 剑桥圣约翰学院院士； 剑桥大学三一学院荣誉院士； 曼彻斯特大学环境与发展经济学教授。 研究兴趣涵盖福利和发展经济学； 技术变革的经济学； 人口、环境和资源经济学； 社会资本; 博弈论； 和营养不良的经济学。 他出生在孟加拉国的达卡，然后在印度出生，是著名经济学家 A.K. 达斯古普塔。 他与心理治疗师卡罗尔·达斯古普塔（Carol Dasgupta）结婚。 他们有三个孩子，Zubeida Dasgupta-Clark（教育心理学家）、Shamik（哲学教授）和 Aisha（从事贫困国家生殖健康研究）。

Population Ethics for a Diminishing Planet pdf 帕塔达斯古普塔

How should we evaluate the ethics of procreation, especially the environmental consequences of reproductive decisions on future generations, in a resource-constrained world? While demographers, moral philosophers, and environmental scientists have separately discussed the implications of population size for sustainability, no one has attempted to synthesize the concerns and values of these approaches. The culmination of a half century of engagement with population ethics, Partha Dasgupta’s masterful Time and the Generations blends economics, philosophy, and ecology to offer an original lens on the difficult topic of optimum global population. After offering careful attention to global inequality and the imbalance of power between men and women, Dasgupta provides tentative answers to two fundamental questions: What level of economic activity can our planet support over the long run, and what does the answer say about optimum population numbers? He develops a population ethics that can be used to evaluate our choices and guide our sense of a sustainable global population and living standards. Structured around a central essay from Dasgupta, the book also features a foreword from Robert Solow; correspondence with Kenneth Arrow; incisive commentaries from Joseph Stiglitz, Eric Maskin, and Scott Barrett; an extended response by the author to them; and a joint paper with Aisha Dasgupta on inequalities in reproductive decisions and the idea of reproductive rights. Taken together, Time and the Generations represents a fascinating dialogue between world-renowned economists on a central issue of our time.