In the 1960s, we were warned that the population explosion would lead to mass global starvation. In the 1970s,
we were warned that the planet was running out of natural resources and that world economic growth
would grind to a halt.
In the past year, sensational warnings about climate change have dominated the headlines as we are told that global warming will have disastrous consequences in the very near future unless we take drastic measures now. In this cautious and reasoned treatise former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson,utilises economic forecasting to assess the likely evolution of the world economy, and even more urgently, economic analysis: what is the most cost-effective way of tackling this issue?
A controversial book for our times!
